Women

Women in Baghlan Build Economic Independence Through Skills Training—But Demand Education Rights

Amid Taliban restrictions, resilient Afghan women are carving out livelihoods through employment while continuing their fight for access to schools and universities. Baghlan’s Women Turn Challenges Into Opportunity—But Won’t Stop…

By The Afghan Times 4 Min Read

Thousands of Women Denied Pension Rights Under Taliban Rule, Families Suffer Severe Hardship

A former civil servant, Nazifa, who dedicated 23 years of her life to the Finance Department of the Ministry of Defense under the previous government, has spent the last three…

By The Afghan Times 4 Min Read

Afghan Women Protest in Islamabad on International Women’s Day, Call to End Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

On International Women’s Day, a group of Afghan women gathered in the Pakistani capital, not to celebrate, but to protest. Holding banners and chanting slogans, they demanded that the world…

By The Afghan Times 5 Min Read

Sanam Kabiri: A Voice for Afghan Women’s Rights Amid Taliban Rule

Amid the ongoing suppression of Afghan women under Taliban rule, human rights activist and member of the Afghan Women Protesters Association, Sanam Kabiri, has emerged as a powerful voice advocating…

By The Afghan Times 3 Min Read

From Prison to Exile: An Afghan Woman’s Fight Against Taliban Oppression

Samia, a women’s rights activist from Mazar-e-Sharif, is among the thousands of Afghan women whose lives have been shattered by the Taliban’s return to power. Once an advocate for freedom…

By The Afghan Times 5 Min Read

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A Mother’s Struggle: How Gender Expectations Turned a Happy Marriage into a Life of Hardship in Rural Afghanistan

In a quiet corner of Nangarhar’s Sarh Rud district, Rogal, a 35-year-old mother, has lived a life marked by hardship, resilience, and a struggle for dignity. Her story is not…

By The Afghan Times 6 Min Read
The struggle of Afghan women to find food

Bibi, a mother from Afghanistan, wakes up every morning with a heavy…

11 Min Read
Female doctors who have fled Afghanistan are facing numerous challenges in Pakistan

According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2024,…

8 Min Read
Bound by Silence: Maryam’s Fight Against an Unyielding System

In a society where divorce is nearly impossible and the laws are…

14 Min Read

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