The pain of farewelling year six teachers and classmates leads to a secret high school in heavy demand
The 25-year-old watched a group of girls graduating from grade six, sobbing that they could no longer continue. Under rules...
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Badakhshan hospital closes maternity unit, leaving women without medical care and dozens of female staff jobless
A 60-bed maternity unit of a hospital in northern Badakhshan province has closed, raising concerns for women in the province...
Raids, beatings and extortion: Badakhshan brides whose weddings were ruined by armed Taliban groups enforcing music ban
A Taliban raid on her wedding day in northern Badakhshan province has left her devastated - and her brother in...
Badakhshan women report feeling unsafe to walk outside over persistent abuse by Taliban officials for ‘improper hijab’
Salima, 24, suspected he was a member of the “morality police” – the term for enforcers of strict codes of...
Taliban sets a deadline for women in Daikundi to prepare Arabic hijabs
The Taliban have issued a five-day deadline for women and girls in Nili, the capital of Daikundi province, to prepare...
Prominent Afghan women boycott third Doha meeting, cite exclusion and agenda concerns
Three prominent Afghan women, including Habiba Sarabi, Nabila Musleh, and Zubaida Akbar boycotted the third Doha meeting on Sunday, citing...
Targeting gender apartheid is the key to dismantling Taliban oppression
Ahead of this weekend’s United Nations meeting with the Taliban in Qatar, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in...
Taliban publicly whips three, including a woman in Parwan
The Taliban have whipped four people, including two women in Parwan and Herat provinces on charges of running away from...
Bamyan musician mourns the loss of song and the dambora after defying taboos to teach herself at a young age
Zeba* sat atop the Buddha cliffs in Bamyan province watching the sunset and people below passing by, recalling the days...
Vignettes of Eid: A celebration overshadowed by sadness for those living in poverty
It’s the day before Eid. Two girls Shukria, 12, and Shegufa, 9, are standing in the full midday sun near...
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