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Taliban Atrocities and Suppression of Women’s Rights in Farah Province

Name: Farima Hosseini Region: Farah province I am an independent woman from Farah province, a region where, during the Republic era, many women were actively pursuing education. Girls had access to...

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Taliban Crackdown on NGOs in Takhar

Name: Fawad Region: Takhar My name is Fawad from Takhar province. I graduated from Takhar University. From 2020 until the fall of Afghanistan, I worked as...

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Taliban Arbitrarily Arrests Four Civilians Including Two Educators

Name: Shayesta Region: Takhar and Kabul Provinces I live in Kabul and run a tailoring workshop. My husband is the president of one of the private...

In Their Words

Taliban Atrocities and Suppression of Women’s Rights in Farah Province

Name: Farima Hosseini Region: Farah province I am an independent woman from Farah province, a region where, during the Republic era, many women were actively pursuing...

In Their Words

Taliban Crackdown on NGOs in Takhar

Name: Fawad Region: Takhar My name is Fawad from Takhar province. I graduated from Takhar University. From 2020 until the fall of Afghanistan, I worked as...

In Their Words

Taliban Arbitrarily Arrests Four Civilians Including Two Educators

Name: Shayesta Region: Takhar and Kabul Provinces I live in Kabul and run a tailoring workshop. My husband is the president of one of the private...

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Public Flogging and Forced Marriage Orders in Kapisa

Name: Nafisa My name is Nafisa, and I am from Kapisa province. During the republic, I was a teacher. After the Taliban came to power,...

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Suicide of Ex-Government Official Following Wife’s Detention

Name: Sara Region: Kabul Province I have been working in the field of women’s rights for the past three years. Previously, I was a teacher. My...

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Taliban Raid Wedding Over Music in Badakhshan

Name: Farzana Province: Badakhshan I am Farzana from Badakhshan. After completing my university studies, I was selected as an intern at a local organization. This was...

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Taliban Shut Down Radio Station In Khost Province, Further Isolating Girls

Name: Zarmina Region: Khost Province I was a student of Pashto literature at Khost University when the Taliban closed the doors of the universities. During the...

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Public Beating for Non-Compliance with Taliban Dress Code

Name: Shaheera Region: Takhar and Kabul I am originally from Takhar province and currently reside in Kabul. I got married at the age of 13 and...

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Silenced by Law

Name: Rusna Province: Logar I am originally from Logar province but currently residing in Kabul. Prior to the Taliban's takeover, I worked with my mother at...

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From Factory Owner to Forced Displacement

Name: Soheila Province: Takhar I completed school in 2017 at Bibi Mahtab Girls' School in Takhar Province. At fifteen, I became engaged, and at seventeen,...