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Category Archives: Afghan Children

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The rescue of Parwana: 9-year-old child bride is taken to safety in Afghanistan

3rd December, 2021 · admin

 CNN: Last month, CNN reported that Parwana and several other underage girls were being sold by their fathers so other members of their families could eat. At the time, Parwana’s father Abdul Malik said she cried day and night before, begging him not to sell her, saying she wanted to go to school and

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Economic News | Tags: child marriage |
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‘It’s like hell in here’: The struggle to save Afghanistan’s starving babies

2nd December, 2021 · admin

BBC: “The maternity ward is one of the happiest wards of any hospital, but not anymore in Afghanistan,” says the obstetrician. She says that in just two weeks in September she watched five newborn babies die of starvation. “It’s like hell in here.” Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Health News, Taliban | Tags: Taliban government failure |
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Unique Effort Reopens Girls’ Schools in an Afghan Province

1st December, 2021 · admin

AP: For weeks, girls in the western province of Herat have been back in high school classrooms — the fruit of a unique, concerted effort by teachers and parents to persuade local Taliban administrators to allow them to reopen. Taliban officials never formally approved the reopening after the lobbying campaign, but they also didn’t prevent

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Education, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule |
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Poverty in Afghanistan: Child Labor Increased in Baghlan after Taliban Takeover

28th November, 2021 · admin

8am: Baghlan Residents are worried about children being forced to work hard on the streets of Pul-e-Khumri, saying that hundreds of children are working on the streets due to poverty. Local Taliban officials in Baghlan, however, say their government cannot manage the situation. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Baghlan, Child Labor, Labor conditions in Afghanistan, Taliban government failure |
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Two Families in Herat Sell Their Children Due to Poverty

19th November, 2021 · admin

8am: Sakhi Murad and Abdul Khaliq came to Herat from Ghor and Badghis provinces. Due to poverty, the two fathers have decided to sell their children for money. Sakhi Murad moved to Herat two years ago due to war and insecurity in the village of Chehelgazi in the Dolina district of Ghor province. He now

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Herat, Life under Taliban rule, Poverty, Taliban government failure |
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High school girls will go to next grade should schools stay shut this year

15th November, 2021 · admin

Ariana: The closure of high schools for girls has raised serious concerns among Afghans. “We can’t accept the upgrade as a principle. We hope that Taliban (IEA) will allow girls to continue their education and higher education as girls do in the other countries,” said Shukria Barakzai, an activist. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Education | Tags: Ban |
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Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan

13th November, 2021 · admin

Ariana: UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said this week she is “deeply concerned by reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise”. In a statement issued Saturday, Fore said: “We have received credible reports of families offering daughters as young as 20 days old up for future marriage in return for a dowry.

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Economic News, Society | Tags: child marriage, Misogyny |
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Taliban official accused of raping young boy

11th November, 2021 · admin

General Mobin, a well-known official of the #Taliban Islamic Emirate has been accused of #raping a young boy in the Arzan Qimat area of ​​Kabul.The complaint of this rape case by General Mobin was registered in the 12th security district of Kabul on October 29. pic.twitter.com/3SRUZgAO19 — Natiq Malikzada (@natiqmalikzada) November 11, 2021 General Mobin,

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Rapists |
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Report: Video shows Taliban raping young girl

11th November, 2021 · admin

ویدیویی به افغانستان اینترنشنال رسیده که نشان می‌دهد یک جنگجوی طالبان در حال انجام رابطه جنسی با یک دختر خردسال است. این جنگجو، در حالی در یک خانه این دختر را وادار به سکس می‌کند که ترانه طالبانی نیز از موبایلش در جریان عمل جنسی شنیده می‌شود. pic.twitter.com/C4YHsmuaSG — افغانستان اینترنشنال – خبر فوری (@AFIntlBrk)

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Rapists |
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CNN report about the marriage of a 9-year old girl with a 55-year old man for money is a ‘TV Drama’ and ‘Fake News’.

8th November, 2021 · admin

Aamaj News Revealed; CNN report about the marriage of a 9-year old girl with a 55-year old man for money is a 'TV Drama' and 'Fake News'. Father of Parwana: "The marriage of my daughter 'Parwana' with her 55-year old uncle 'Qurban' is a thorough lie."https://t.co/mmcEe7mtfd pic.twitter.com/EoStBOdLZK — Aamaj News (@aamajnews24) November 8, 2021 Aamaj

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Media | Tags: Fake News |
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