The Death of a Pregnant Woman in Herat; Lack of Medical Facilities Claims the Lives of Mothers The Death of a Pregnant Woman in Herat; Lack of Medical Facilities Claims the Lives of Mothers
1,149 Days of Forced Confinement and an Uncertain Future for Afghan Girls Under the Shadow of the Taliban 1,149 Days of Forced Confinement and an Uncertain Future for Afghan Girls Under the Shadow of the Taliban
Taliban's Two-Month Deadline for Television Broadcasters in Afghanistan Taliban’s Two-Month Deadline for Television Broadcasters in Afghanistan
Should we re-brand virginity?
the term ‘virginity’ outdated – or even obsolete? Some experts argue we need a workable alternative to discuss our early sexual experiences. Feminists note virginity traditionally frames female sexuality as a treasure, gift or memento to be ‘given’ by women, ‘taken’ from them or simply ‘lost’. Sex educators note traditional narratives around virginity often fall […]
The whirling dancer fled from Taliban Group regime
The only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan was to kick off her biggest tour around the country. Then the Taliban took over. The Taliban sees Sufi whirling dervishes as against Islamic law. Fahima Mirzaei had no choice but to run. This is the story of her escape. This is part of the documentary Farewell My […]
My family is starving, I have to sell my daughter
Few items of Afghan lives are left unsold in Jada-e Maiwand. So fast is the rush to sell and flee or, more simply, to sell and survive amid the plug-hole gurgle of the country’s diminishing economy, that the heaving bazaar of personal belongings has spilled from its usual confines along the famed thoroughfare in the […]
A Historical Timeline of Afghanistan
The land that is now Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. At the gateway between Asia and Europe, this land was conquered by Darius I of Babylonia circa 500 B.C., and Alexander the Great of Macedonia in 329 B.C., among others. Mahmud of Ghazni, an 11th century conqueror […]
Systematic and targeted Assassination of Women in Afghanistan
Afghans are witnessing deadly scenes and events every day, including; Suicide attacks, magnetic mines and targeted assassinations. Contrary to speculations about security and stability in Afghanistan, Terrorist groups have intensified their attacks in different parts of the country; these conflicts take more victims every day from the civilians, especially the women and girls. According to […]