After Afghan women were evicted from universities, the ministry of public health appeared to push back, creating a years-long nursing and midwifery course for Afghan women so they could help other ...
On September 7, the World Health Organization (WHO ... returning from Kunar on Friday that the unwillingness of many male volunteers to touch women because of Afghanistan’s strict social code meant ...
The first rescue workers reached Bibi Aysha's village more than 36 hours after an earthquake devastated settlements across eastern Afghanistan's mountainous areas Sunday. But instead of bringing ...
The UN warns the Taliban is nearing its goal of erasing women from public life in Afghanistan. Since 2021, Afghan women have been squeezed out of education, jobs, travel, and have to abide by strict ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity,” the independent U.N.
On Monday evening, internet and telephone communications were cut off across Afghanistan. The entire country was left in darkness, with millions of women and girls living under the Taliban losing ...
Women are considered the main pillars of peace and the development of future generations within the family. By managing household affairs, educating children, and supporting family members, they not ...
A tournament that included a team of refugee women’s soccer players from Afghanistan has been moved to Morocco and shifted to ...
As earthquakes devastated parts of Afghanistan in late August, Taliban officials asked aid agencies to send more female health workers to assist female survivors. They also briefly barred female U.N.