Rights
Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women reporting gender-based violence to the authorities may end up in prison – allegedly for the victims’ own protection. more
Afghanistan: Kabul businesswoman providing professional training to homeless women, students

A businesswoman in Kabul is fighting all odds in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to provide work and professional training to more than fifty women in the city.

Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals

New York: The UN has launched an operational review in Afghanistan, and told national staff to remain at home, following the decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to ban Afghan wom ...

Afghanistan: Collapse of legal system is ‘human rights catastrophe’

New York: The ongoing collapse of the rule of law and judicial independence in Afghanistan is “a human rights catastrophe”, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warne ...

Afghanistan: Taliban detains woman activist 

Kabul: The Taliban Intelligence Agency has detained a woman activist who was in charge of the movement’s social media accounts, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Woman commits suicide before Taliban stones her to death for running away from home

Ghor: A woman in Ghor province, in central Afghanistan, committed suicide before being stoned to death by the Taliban forces for running away from home, an episode showing the troubles fa ...

Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents assault woman, abduct five members of her family in Kabul

Kabul: Taliban insurgents on Saturday assaulted a woman and  abducted five of her family members in Kabul city, media reports said.

Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan

New York: A mother in Afghanistan has been talking about the hopes and fears for her unborn daughter in a country where the birth of a girl can often be a curse rather than a blessing.&nb ...