Rights for women deteriorating four years after Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

It’s been more than four years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan - and according to human rights organisations, ...
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From hostility to hope: Afghanistan women's cricket sees a new dawn

In 2021, dread and despair returned for women in Afghanistan. The Ashraf Ghani-led government, backed by the United States, collapsed after the Taliban seized control of Kabul. With their return came ...

The challenge of medical access in rural Afghanistan: 'Before the clinic was set up, we used to give birth at home, and three or four women died every month'

French photographer Elise Blanchard visited doctors, nurses and patients in Afghanistan's rural areas. After decades of war ...
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Female tour guides in Afghanistan lead women-only groups as some travelers return

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — They wandered through the museum, listening attentively as their guide explained the antiquities in display cabinets. It could have been any tour group, anywhere in the world ...
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How Afghanistan's Internet Blackout Sowed Fear Among Women

On Monday evening, internet and telephone communications were cut off across Afghanistan. The entire country was left in darkness, with millions of women and girls living under the Taliban losing ...
PBS

Afghan women’s freedoms severely restricted four years after U.S. withdrawal, UN says

Four years ago today, the U.S. military completed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban has imposed Islamic law and severely restricted the rights of girls and women. John ...
Save the Children

America's Forgotten Promises to Afghanistan's Women and Children

In Afghanistan, around 22 million people need humanitarian assistance, and over 11 million of them are children.