{"id":3007,"date":"2021-09-06T02:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T21:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/?page_id=3007"},"modified":"2025-05-21T17:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:35:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; enable_bottom_ribon=&#8221;yes&#8221; vc_row_background=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1727357749405{background-image: url(https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JvH_1620_04482_9453.jpg?id=28356) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;rukhshana_hero_section&#8221; bottom_ribon_bg=&#8221;28479&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;350&#8243; 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100vw, 360px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-Herat-360x180.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-Herat-360x180.webp 360w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-Herat-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-Herat-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-Herat-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-Herat.webp 1140w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/category\/news-en\/\" class=\"category-news-en\">News<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 property=\"headline\" class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/first-the-taliban-shut-down-their-real-lives-now-afghan-womens-virtual-lives-are-also-under-threat\/\">First, the Taliban shut down their real lives, Now, Afghan women\u2019s virtual lives are also under threat<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/first-the-taliban-shut-down-their-real-lives-now-afghan-womens-virtual-lives-are-also-under-threat\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 22, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Somaiya, 26, wasn\u2019t surprised when her Instagram posts \u2013 photos and videos of her daily life and promotions for local businesses \u2013- attracted the attention of local authorities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/first-the-taliban-shut-down-their-real-lives-now-afghan-womens-virtual-lives-are-also-under-threat\/\" class=\"jeg_readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Details<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postsmall col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/young-afghan-mother-seeking-divorce-shot-dead-in-ambush-on-way-to-court\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Young Afghan mother seeking divorce shot dead in ambush on way to court\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"86\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-jnews-120x86 size-jnews-120x86 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Young Afghan mother seeking divorce shot dead in ambush on way to court\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-women1-120x86.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-women1-120x86.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/RM-women1-350x250.jpeg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/young-afghan-mother-seeking-divorce-shot-dead-in-ambush-on-way-to-court\/\">Young Afghan mother seeking divorce shot dead in ambush on way to court\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/young-afghan-mother-seeking-divorce-shot-dead-in-ambush-on-way-to-court\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 15, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/afghan-woman-seeking-divorce-from-violent-husband-says-taliban-judge-hassled-her-for-sex\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Afghan woman\u00a0seeking divorce\u00a0from violent husband\u00a0says Taliban judge hassled her for sex\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"86\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-jnews-120x86 size-jnews-120x86 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Afghan woman\u00a0seeking divorce\u00a0from violent husband\u00a0says Taliban judge hassled her for sex\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/A35-120x86.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/A35-120x86.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/A35-350x250.jpeg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/afghan-woman-seeking-divorce-from-violent-husband-says-taliban-judge-hassled-her-for-sex\/\">Afghan woman\u00a0seeking divorce\u00a0from violent husband\u00a0says Taliban judge hassled her for sex\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/afghan-woman-seeking-divorce-from-violent-husband-says-taliban-judge-hassled-her-for-sex\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 11, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/opinion-dozens-of-children-were-hurt-in-a-kabul-school-blast-why-do-we-know-so-little\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: OPINION:\u00a0Dozens of children were hurt in a\u00a0Kabul\u00a0school\u00a0blast\u00a0\u2013 why do we know so little?\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"86\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-jnews-120x86 size-jnews-120x86 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"OPINION:\u00a0Dozens of children were hurt in a\u00a0Kabul\u00a0school\u00a0blast\u00a0\u2013 why do we know so little?\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Journalist-RM-120x86.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Journalist-RM-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Journalist-RM-350x250.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/opinion-dozens-of-children-were-hurt-in-a-kabul-school-blast-why-do-we-know-so-little\/\">OPINION:\u00a0Dozens of children were hurt in a\u00a0Kabul\u00a0school\u00a0blast\u00a0\u2013 why do we know so little?\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/opinion-dozens-of-children-were-hurt-in-a-kabul-school-blast-why-do-we-know-so-little\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 3, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/eyewitness-i-saw-a-young-woman-flogged-at-a-taliban-court-the-horror-still-haunts-me\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Eyewitness: I saw a young woman flogged at a Taliban court, the horror still haunts me\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"86\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-jnews-120x86 size-jnews-120x86 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eyewitness: I saw a young woman flogged at a Taliban court, the horror still haunts me\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/flogging-Taliban-120x86.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/flogging-Taliban-120x86.webp 120w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/flogging-Taliban-350x250.webp 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/eyewitness-i-saw-a-young-woman-flogged-at-a-taliban-court-the-horror-still-haunts-me\/\">Eyewitness: I saw a young woman flogged at a Taliban court, the horror still haunts me<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/eyewitness-i-saw-a-young-woman-flogged-at-a-taliban-court-the-horror-still-haunts-me\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 28, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-leader-man-rules-his-wife-and-she-must-keep-him-happy\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Taliban leader: man rules his wife and she must keep him happy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"86\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-jnews-120x86 size-jnews-120x86 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Taliban leader: man rules his wife and she must keep him happy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260403-WA0038.jpg-120x86.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260403-WA0038.jpg-120x86.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260403-WA0038.jpg-350x250.jpeg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-leader-man-rules-his-wife-and-she-must-keep-him-happy\/\">Taliban leader: man rules his wife and she must keep him happy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-leader-man-rules-his-wife-and-she-must-keep-him-happy\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 17, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/the-taliban-ended-my-schooling-why-we-must-never-forget-august-15\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The Taliban ended my schooling: Why we must never forget August 15\u00a0\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"86\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-jnews-120x86 size-jnews-120x86 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Taliban ended my schooling: Why we must never forget August 15\u00a0\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/RM21-120x86.webp\" 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the horror still haunts me<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>A heavy silence hung over the court\u2019s packed meeting hall. In the middle, a petite woman in her early 20s knelt on the floor in front of the judges. Her hands were tied and she was trembling.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/eyewitness-i-saw-a-young-woman-flogged-at-a-taliban-court-the-horror-still-haunts-me\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 28, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-oppression-must-not-become-the-new-normal-for-afghanistan-german-mep-warns-ahead-of-anniversary\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Taliban oppression must not become the \u2018new normal\u2019 for Afghanistan, German MEP warns ahead of anniversary\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" 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<p>Last\u00a0month,\u00a0mother-of-two\u00a0Shakila\u00a0set\u00a0off\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0village\u00a0in\u00a0central\u00a0Afghanistan\u00a0for the\u00a030 minute\u00a0trip\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0local\u00a0courthouse\u00a0to\u00a0collect\u00a0the\u00a0ruling\u00a0in her\u00a0divorce\u00a0case.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/young-afghan-mother-seeking-divorce-shot-dead-in-ambush-on-way-to-court\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 15, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/afghan-woman-seeking-divorce-from-violent-husband-says-taliban-judge-hassled-her-for-sex\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Afghan 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