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A number of retirees in Kabul have once again gathered in front of the Pension Fund Directorate to demand their unpaid ...
Under the Taliban, the country has also been plunged into an even more catastrophic socioeconomic crisis. Some 64% of the ...
On July 3, 2024, The Guardian reported a shocking case of Taliban s sexual assault on a female prisoner. Taliban insurgents filmed a gang rape of a female prisoner and sent it to her later, ...
KABUL, 9 May 2022 – 9.6 million children in Afghanistan are going hungry every day due to a dire combination of economic collapse, the impacts of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing drought, new ...
It was a sunny morning in early December last year when 23-year-old Khadija set herself on fire. She kissed her three-month old son Mohammed goodbye and said a short prayer. “Please God, stop this ...
Daily 8am: This article was written by Behnia for Hasht-e Subh Daily and published on March 27, 2025. An edited version of the article is published on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement ...
A young woman has died after setting herself on fire in Taywara district of Ghor province in an alleged attempt to escape a ...
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned chess until further notice due to fears the game is a source of gambling.
Afghan Women’s Mission has been in touch with RAWA to address their needs at this urgent time. In this brief Q&A with AWM Co-Director Sonali Kolhatkar, RAWA explains the unfolding situation on the ...
Herat, Afghanistan. – The last time Aalam Gul Jamshidi saw her daughter was the night the 16 year old was married off to a man more than twice her age. Aziz Gul looked radiant in a sequinned, white ...
On Thursday in Kabul, women in headscarves carried banners that read: "Iran has risen, now it's our turn!" and "From Kabul to Iran, say no to dictatorship!" Taliban forces on Thursday used gunfire to ...
The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), affiliated with ISIS, has claimed responsibly for killing 14 men in Daikundi province this week, the latest attack on the Hazara community in Afghanistan.