How The Taliban’s New Law ‘Erases’ Women
Since returning to power three years ago, the Taliban have been enforcing oppressive laws that violate people’s freedoms and human...
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Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan
Until the collapse of Afghanistan’s US-backed government in August 2021, few knew clearly what the Taliban wanted once they had...
The Taliban’s War On Women In Afghanistan
The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast approaching. Since then, Afghan women have been denied the...
How A Patriarchal Mindset Keeps Women Away From Peace Efforts
Fatima (not her real name) is a university student in Bangladesh. She had just finished her classes when she received...
UNSC Deeply Concerned Over Ban On Afghan Women In Unis, NGOs
(Source: PTI) The UN Security Council, under the current presidency of India, has voiced concern over restrictions on women and...
Taliban Suspends Uni Education For Women
(Source: IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced the suspension of university education for female students all across the...
After Parks, Taliban Bans Afghan Women From Using Gyms
(Source: AP) The Taliban are banning women from using gyms in Afghanistan, an official in Kabul said on Thursday, the...
Afghanistan: The History Of Secret Education For Girls
In August 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, and since then secondary education for girls in the country has...
Afghan Girls Face Uncertain Future After 1 Year Of No School
For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it's been a year since they set foot in a classroom. With no sign...
A Year After Taliban’s Return, Afghan Women Fight For Lost Freedoms
Monesa Mubarez is not going to give up the rights she and other Afghan women won during 20 years of...
Af Women TV Presenters Vow To Fight Order To Cover Faces
Women television presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels have vowed to speak up for their rights after being forced by...
No Driving Licences To Afghan Women: Taliban
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said....
Afghan Women Face Increasing Violence Under The Taliban
The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban...
Afghan Women Losing Jobs Fast As Economy Shrinks, Rights Gone
In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as her dramatically reduced workforce of...
UN Concerned About Efforts To Exclude Afghan Women From Public
UN human rights experts have voiced grave concern over attempts by the Taliban in Afghanistan to steadily erase women and...
Afghan Girls Learn ‘Underground’ To Bypass Taliban Curbs
Cooped up at home in Herat, Afghanistan, Zainab Muhammadi reminisces about hanging out with her friends in the cafeteria after...
Overseas Afghan Women’s Sartorial Protest Against Taliban
Afghan youth rights activist Wazhma Sayle says she was shocked to see a photograph online, apparently of women dressed in...
Men & Women Cannot Work Together: Taliban
Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban said, a position...
Defiant Afghan Women Stage Rare Protest In Herat
Defiant Afghan women held a rare protest on Thursday, saying they were willing to accept the burqa if their daughters...
Afghan Woman Shot, Blinded, For Getting A Job
The last thing 33-year-old Khatera saw were the three men on a motorcycle who attacked her just after she left...
