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Sitting beside her children in a mud-brick house in Jalalabad, Surayya points to a photograph of her husband on the wall. “If my husband were alive, why would I be …

I was watching television when my phone rang. It was Mohammad. I answered eagerly. After we had exchanged greetings, he said, “I’m coming home tomorrow.” He had little time to …

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 …