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Rawadari Report: Ismailis in Afghanistan Victims of Systematic Discrimination and Organized Religious Repression
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (124+ words) 8am: According to Rawadari, the collected evidence shows that the Taliban, after seizing control of Afghanistan, imposed restrictions and organized discrimination on the daily lives of this religious minority. During this period, the Taliban committed widespread human rights violations and carried…...
Kabul Under Siege by Stray Dogs: Taliban Neglect Intensifies Fear and Danger
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (172+ words) 8am: Many residents of Kabul say that stray dogs have become increasingly common on roads and in neighborhoods, especially in outlying areas. People describe how these dogs roam the streets early in the morning and late at night, spreading fear and…...
Restricting Education in Afghanistan Amounts to Cultural Genocide, Say Rights Activists
1+ week, 4+ day ago (107+ words) Khaama: The Human Rights Activists Union has warned that Afghanistan is facing a dire situation, describing the Taliban's restrictions on education as a form of cultural genocide that silences voices and limits awareness. The group said these measures have already…...
The Right to Divorce and the Taliban’s Insulting Response: Women Systematically Face Discrimination
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) 8am: The Taliban, in addition to imposing extensive restrictions on women in Afghanistan, have also deprived them of the right to divorce. Several women who have approached the group's courts seeking divorce due to domestic violence or dissatisfaction with their husbands…...
Taliban’s Double Standards: Foreign Women Dancing, Local Women Oppressed
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (137+ words) 8am: Women and girls in the country say that foreign women tourists, by portraying a distorted and unrealistic picture of Afghanistan, ignore the gender apartheid and, in effect, help reinforce the Taliban's crimes. These women said that the Taliban allow images,…...
‘I’m Afraid:’ What U.S. Aid Cuts Mean for the Women of Afghanistan
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (160+ words) TIME: Over the past 12 years, the small family-health clinic in Melmastok, a remote mountainous community in Afghanistan's central Daikundi province, has withstood multiple upheavals'from a Taliban insurgency to the withdrawal of international troops and the collapse of the U.S.-backed government…...
Girls Victimized by Forced Marriages: A Bitter Tale Under the Shadow of Taliban Oppression
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (87+ words) 8am: Several families, devastated economically after the Taliban's takeover, have been compelled to force their daughters into unwanted marriages or pairings they have no interest in, due to the group's stringent laws, the absence of clear educational programs, and the fear…...
Taliban Detain Women and Girls in Dasht-e Barchi of Kabul for Lack of a Male Guardian
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (87+ words) 8am: Local sources in western Kabul report that Taliban members have detained several girls and women in the Dasht-e Barchi area for not being accompanied by a male guardian. The detentions began around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in the areas known as…...
Taliban threaten families of detained women with retaliation for sharing information: Sources
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (154+ words) Amu: Taliban authorities in Kabul have issued direct warnings to the families of detained women, threatening them with harsh punishment if they disclose any details about the arrests, according to several families and witnesses interviewed by Amu. The warnings, delivered…...
U.S. Aid Cut Threatens Afghan Mothers’ Access to Life-Saving Maternity Care, Warns UN
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (73+ words) Khaama: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued an urgent warning that the recent halt in U.S. financial aid could severely jeopardize maternal health services in Afghanistan. The agency says the move may deprive millions of Afghan women of access…...