Khaama: A 17-year-old Afghan girl, Farkhunda, has died under mysterious circumstances in Kabul, just weeks after her marriage. Taliban authorities claim it was a stroke, but suspicions persist. She had married about six weeks before her death, reportedly under pressure from her husband’s family, which has close ties to the Taliban. Women’s rights activists have
Khaama: The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Afghan women are witnessing their children die from malnutrition amid shrinking humanitarian support. John Aylieff, WFP’s Country Director in Afghanistan, said on Tuesday that many families have been cut off from vital aid and are struggling to survive. He stressed that now is not the time
BBC: Roya Karimi’s perfectly-applied make-up and hair highlighted blonde wouldn’t look out of place in the finals of Miss Universe. It is hard to imagine that just 15 years ago, she was a teenage mother in Afghanistan, married off as a child bride, before she escaped to her new life. Now aged 30, she is
By Firuza Azizi Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 11, 2025 The Taliban has barred female patients, visitors, and medical staff who do not wear the all-encompassing burqa from entering public hospitals in western Afghanistan, the latest restriction by the hard-line Islamist group targeting women. The new dress restriction came into force on November 5 in the
Amu: Buzkashi, Afghanistan’s traditional and fiercely contested national sport, returned to the spotlight this week as more than 450 riders — known as chapandazan — competed in tournaments across five northern and western provinces, including Badakhshan, Herat, Kunduz, Jawzjan, and Baghlan. Click here to read more (external link). More Sports News Afghanistan women’s volleyball team
Afghanistan International: Taliban forces barred women including female doctors from entering Herat Regional Hospital on Wednesday. The ban order was issued because they were not wearing the Taliban-mandated blue burqa, local sources told Afghanistan International. Witnesses said several women were beaten. Click here to read more (external link). More Taliban Restrictions: Cancer Patient Denied Entry
8am: The Taliban, in addition to imposing extensive restrictions on women in Afghanistan, have also deprived them of the right to divorce. Several women who have approached the group’s courts seeking divorce due to domestic violence or dissatisfaction with their husbands report that not only were their requests rejected, but they were also labeled as
8am: After Afghanistan’s national futsal team defeated Iran in the Asian finals, citizens inside and outside the country hailed the victory and the team’s championship title as an unprecedented and inspiring moment in Afghanistan’s history. Many praised the players, calling them symbols of perseverance and unity. At the same time, residents shared videos of the
Amu: Afghanistan’s Under-17 national futsal team will face off against regional powerhouse Iran in the final of the 2025 Asian Youth Futsal Championship on Thursday evening in Bahrain. The match is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Kabul time, with both teams arriving at the final in dominant form. Afghanistan advanced to the final after a commanding
8am: The Afghanistan women’s football team in exile lost their first match on Sunday in the tournament (FIFA Unites: Women’s Series), hosted by FIFA in Morocco, with a score of six to one against Chad. Reuters reported on Monday, October 27, that for the players who had been deprived of playing for years following the