8am: Sources on Sunday, October 23, speaking to Hasht-e Subh said that the Taliban has issued a letter to all faculties of Herat University, ordering all the girls to attend university with the sharia dress code defined by the Taliban which is a long dress with black and navy colors. Click here to read more
Tolo News: The Association of Obstetric Gynecology expressed concern about the lack of female medical doctors specialized in gynecology and obstetrics in some provinces of the country. Members of the association meeting at a symposium on capacity-building for female doctors in Kabul called on the Ministry of Public Health to create more opportunities for female
HRW: Three Afghan women detained for protesting Taliban abuses described torture and other severe mistreatment in custody, Human Rights Watch said today. The women said they were wrongfully detained with their families, including small children. They experienced threats, beatings, dangerous conditions of confinement, denial of due process, abusive conditions of release, and other abuses. The
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 20, 2022 The Taliban allowed thousands of Afghan girls and women to take university entrance exams last week. But the militant group has banned them from applying for many courses, including journalism, engineering, economics, and many social and natural sciences. The move has limited the career prospects of many women and
The New Arab: New restrictions imposed by the Taliban have also had an impact on children’s mental health, especially for girls. The restrictions mean many girls have been excluded from school, socialising and going to parks and shops. The economic crisis has also forced some girls into early marriage as their parents need the money
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 18, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A large group of women activists in Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday staged a protest rally against the expulsion of dozens of female students from a Kabul University hostel by Taliban authorities. The demonstrators, including students, gathered outside the university campus, chanting, “Education is our red line” and “silence
WION: In a shocking incident, a woman in Afghanistan killed herself before the Taliban forces could kill her for running away from home, local media reported citing a resident. According to a report by Khaama Press published on October 15, the woman who ran away from home with a married man was going to be
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 16, 2022 The United Nations’ new special representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbaeva has met with high-ranked officials of the Taliban-led government to discuss a “broad range of issues, including international assistance, drug abuse, and the importance of girls’ education,” the UN said on October 16. According to the UN Assistance Mission in
Khaama: Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, dubs Afghanistan the “only country on the planet” to deny girls access to education, warning of the devastating impact of the Taliban action. “This is absolutely a shameful situation which makes Afghanistan the only country on the planet which systematically denies
8am: Hawa Haidari, a secret member of the commando forces in the former Afghan republic regime, wants to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA). Voice of America reported on Wednesday (October 14th) that Haidari lives with her three sisters in a two-bedroom apartment in Spokane, Washington. “I want to become an MMA fighter and fight