Conference on Afghanistan’s Human Rights Situation Held in Poland
A conference on the political and human rights situation in Afghanistan under Taliban rule was held in Kraków, Poland. The...
UNICEF: More Than 28% of Women in Afghanistan Married Before Age 18
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that 28.7 percent of women aged 20 to 24 in Afghanistan were...
International Day of the Girl: UNICEF Calls for Urgent Action to End Child Marriage in Afghanistan
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has called for urgent action to end child marriage and provide girls...
Shahabuddin Delawar: Women Were Not Mentioned in Doha Agreement
Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) under Taliban control, says the issue of women was not...
Sima Bahous: Over 12 Million Girls Marry Before Age 18 Every Year
The United Nations says that more than 12 million girls worldwide are married before the age of 18 every year....
Barred from School, Now Teaching: The Story of Behdukht Online Academy on Teacher’s Day
Teacher’s Day is a day to honor those who keep the lamp of knowledge lit. This year, however, I want...
Film on Zarqa Yaftali Wins Silver Dolphin at Cannes
A documentary about Zarqa Yaftali, an education and women’s rights activist, has won the Silver Dolphin award at the 2026...
Teachers’ Day Moves Online and Underground: Afghanistan’s Teachers Between Restrictions and Digital Tools
Despite the official removal of Teachers' Day from the Afghanistan education calendar and the issuance of decrees banning any gathering...
Human Rights Watch: Taliban Divided Over Decree Implementation
Human Rights Watch says that despite the Taliban leadership’s imposition of strict policies, officials within the group are not uniform...
Shabana Basij-Rasikh Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People List
Shabana Basij-Rasikh, an Afghan girls’ education advocate and co-founder of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA), has been named to...
