After paying 1,000 afghanis (about $15) to a Taliban police district official, Bulqais received a threatening phone call. Pay at least 4,000 afghanis (about $62), she was told, or her …
Since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have publicly flogged hundreds of people, including women, for alleged offences. For women subjected to the punishment, the consequences can continue long …
An exhibition in Berlin is showcasing Afghan women’s embroidery, exploring how the craft is passed down through generations and the place it holds in Afghan diaspora communities. ”Connecting Threads” opened …
Over the past five years, women have been pushed out of Afghanistan’s universities in two distinct capacities: first as students, and later as professors and academic staff. The process was …
The transformation of Afghanistan’s higher education system over the past five years has gone far beyond the dismissal of professors and the ban on women’s education. The Taliban have introduced …
Over five years of Taliban rule, Afghanistan’s universities have undergone significant changes in both their academic and administrative staff. The previous report in this series examined the scale of dismissals, …
Five years after the Taliban returned to power, the dismissal, downsizing, reassignment and resignation of university professors have become widespread across Afghanistan’s public universities. From Kabul to Herat, Balkh, Bamyan, …
Afghan-French writer and filmmaker Atiq Rahimi will chair the jury at the third edition of the Woman, Life, Freedom International Film Festival, organizers have announced. Rahimi will lead an international …
The exclusion of women from journalism and media; weakening news diversity and removing part of society’s reality from public narratives. Restricting women’s participation in the arts; erasing part of women’s …
Persistent droughts and water shortages across Afghanistan have significantly reduced agricultural production, leaving farmers and orchard owners in several provinces facing serious economic challenges. Farmers say drought has not only …
