On the streets of Kabul, women and girls are chased and arrested by ‘virtue police’ for apparent breaches of the strict dress code
On the streets of Kabul, women and girls are chased and arrested by ‘virtue police’ for apparent breaches of the strict dress code
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Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of…
The activist Zarmina Paryani speaks from exile in Germany about how Afghanistan has tried to silence the voices of women and…
She resisted a forced marriage and studied in secret, winning scholarships to leave Kabul and attend a British university. The…
Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in "violation" of rules "regarding women's sports gyms", a Taliban spokesman said.
Food handouts and employment are increasingly tied to Afghan families’ agreement to strict Islamic education
Banned from education, a clandestine reading circle meets every week to pour over novels by Abbas Maroufi, Zoya Pirzad and Ernest…
