Taliban beat women protesting against school bombing, say witnesses
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Forces said to have opened fire on crowds demonstrating over attack targeting Hazara community Taliban forces disperse women who were...
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The Fall of Kabul Through the Eyes of the Women Who Survived It
Even as the world turns away from Afghanistan, the oppression takes on a multitude of forms. So does the resistance. Since November, I...
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“Even If You Go to the Skies, We’ll Find You”
LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover Summary Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Afghanistan, and...
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Despite Advances in Women’s Rights, Gender Equality Lags Around the World
Despite progress in codifying women’s rights into law, advances in gender equality around the world have been halting, at best. This,...
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Afghanistan: Inside prison where children as young as 12 are held and female governor has vanished
Sky News is given exclusive access to a Taliban jail in Herat where it is claimed inmates are being held with "no proof, no evidence and...
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Afghan universities reopen to female students but with strict rules on mixing
Afghanistan's public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on campus for the first time since the Taliban...
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Afghanistan: Parents sell children and kidneys to feed starving families
After the withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan last year, the Taliban regime took over but has not received international...
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Taliban delegation travel to Norway for human rights talks
Oslo meeting with Afghan rulers will include allies and ‘not represent legitimisation or recognition’ A Taliban delegation is to hold...
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Hundreds more Afghan refugees arrive in Canada, including human rights defenders
Canada has pledged to resettle up to 250 refugees annually who qualify as human rights defenders The federal government announced on...
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Afghanistan's Taliban ban long-distance road trips for solo women
The Taliban have said Afghan women seeking to travel long distances by road should be offered transport only if accompanied by a male...
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