Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 10, 2023 Ahmad Hanayish Abubakar Siddique Shabana had a bright future ahead of her. She was studying to become a doctor and preparing to get married. But the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 turned her life upside down. The militant group’s ban on women attending university forced her to
Khaama: In 2011, the Thomson Reuters Foundation declared Afghanistan the “most dangerous place in the world to be a woman,” the head of Afghanistan’s UN mission said that the Taliban had turned Afghanistan into the worst place for women. Research by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the United Nations reveals that Afghanistan has not been
VOA News August 28, 2023 There has been a “disturbing surge” in the number of female suicides and attempted female suicides in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control in 2021, according to a report by British newspaper The Guardian. The Taliban government has not published any statistics on the phenomenon and has forbidden health care workers
8am: The country’s economic crisis, escalating poverty and unemployment, a culture of impunity, and the lack of rule of law, coupled with Taliban restrictions, have contributed to a surge in youth suicides. Statistics from the last 20 days reveal that 18 individuals have taken their own lives across 11 provinces. Among them, six were women
Tolo News: Badakhshan is at the top of the list, with records of 251 suicide attempts. The psychologists believe that many suicide attempts in Afghanistan are due to economic hardships and family violence. Click here to read more (external link). Related Elderly Man Takes His Own Life in Takhar Province
8am: According to local sources, two women have hanged themselves in the provinces of Kapisa and Faryab. It should be noted that since the beginning of the Taliban’s renewed rule in the country, suicide rates have increased. Poverty, unemployment, family violence, and strict Taliban restrictions are among the reasons for such events. Click here to
8am: According to local sources in Balkh province, a young man in the Dawlat Abad district of the province ended his life with a gunshot to his head. The incident took place on Thursday, April 20, in Dahr-Abad village of Dowlat Abad district. The incidence of suicide, mostly attributed to mental health issues, has increased
8am: According to local sources, the young man, who was known to be a hardworking employee of a private company in Bamyan city, hanged himself on Thursday, 13 April, in the village of Siyah-Khak, in the Fuladi valley of Bamyan center. In recent months, the suicide rate among young people in several provinces of the
8am: It has been reported that following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, incidents of domestic violence and forced marriages have seen a surge. This has resulted in the loss of many young lives, especially of women and girls, and raised concerns about their safety and protection in the country. Click here to read more (external
8am: The girl committed suicide on Monday night (November 21st) in the sixth police district of Jalalabad, the capital city of Nangarhar province. Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the suicide rate among young people, especially girls, has been on the rise in Afghanistan, and forced marriages have been said to be one of the