Women
13-Year-Old Afghan Girl Detained for Working in Boys’ Clothes Under Taliban Rule
Video From Ghor Province Shows Orphaned Girl Detained by Taliban While Dressed as a Boy — A Stark Portrait of Women’s Survival Under Gender Bans
Expanding Restrictions Silence Women in Southern Afghanistan’s Media
Female journalists vanish from newsrooms as broad bans deepen the crisis of free expression
Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting
By forging creative and invisible networks that allow them to survive, they are finding a way to be free despite the Taliban bans.
Afghan Journalist Salma Niazi Wins One Young World Journalist of the Year and Lyra McKee Award for Bravery
Afghan journalist Salma Niazi has been named one of the winners of the One Young World Journalist of the Year 2025 award, in recognition of her fearless reporting and dedication…
Early Marriage Doubles in Uruzgan Province
Health Experts Warn Premature Births Pose Serious Risks to Mothers and Children
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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…
Afghanistan Flash floods leave women struggling to access sanitary products
Women in the flooded provinces do not feel they can talk about…
Sanam Kabiri: A Voice for Afghan Women’s Rights Amid Taliban Rule
Amid the ongoing suppression of Afghan women under Taliban rule, human rights…
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…
Bound by Silence: Maryam’s Fight Against an Unyielding System
In a society where divorce is nearly impossible and the laws are…
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Education
The Taliban deferred inquiries on girls’ education “until further notice.”
The Taliban's Minister of Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem, announced…
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Health and Education Challenges Persist in Gayan District
Challenges Persist in Gayan District: Limited Health Services and Education Compromise Community Well-being Residents of Gayan district in Paktika province…
“Two years away from sports, I feel like I’m not alive“: Afghan sportswomen ongoing struggles under Taliban Rule
ISLAMABAD, October 16, 2023 - "How long will we not be allowed to participate in sports?" Laleh raised this question,…