How an Afghan family fled their home country as refugees and made a life in Western Massachusetts
When the Taliban marched into Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, Nazifa Safie and Safieullah Safie knew they had to evacuate their home country. And they had to move quickly. They had both worked in ...
Teenage Afghan girls were banned from school - now these classes are their only option
Religious schools increasingly offer a range of subjects as the mainstream education ban enters its fourth year.
Afghan women risk Taliban wrath over hair trade
Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into ...
Project Syndicate1dOpinion
The Internal Challenge to Afghanistan’s Ban on Girls’ Secondary Education
Now, as internal divisions shake the regime, there is a real chance that the ban on girls’ education may finally be lifted.
The Diplomat4d
Afghan Women, Erased From Public Life, Are Turning to Instagram
The content they share is varied, and often inspiring. It ranges from showcasing their daily lives to sharing inspirational posts and promoting local businesses.
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ...
Afghan refugees living in the DC-area struggle as faith-based aid is disrupted
The rent is due, but Rahmani has no money to pay it.The Afghan father of two worked for a U.S.-backed organization in Kabul, ...
The Hour7d
Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution
The HRW appeal came a month after the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad said that Pakistan has stepped up arrests of Afghan ...
The Street Journal8d
Afghan women activists in Pakistan fear deportations
Zahra Mousavi, a women's rights activist, fled from Afghanistan to neighboring Pakistan in March 2022 after months of fighting and protesting the oppressive Taliban regime.   She now lives in hiding ...
The Hour9d
UN tells Afghan rulers: no peace and prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council told Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Monday that peace and prosperity are ...
Pajhwok Afghan News14d
A bullying way of seeking a girl’s hand in marriage
told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Such incidents often occur when one person is weak and the other is powerful. The powerful man fires shots near the house of the poor man’s daughter or sister.” He ...