Tamanna lives in Afghanistan, the only country in the world where half of the population — women — are forbidden from almost everything: they cannot work, study, or take part in public life. Her life was upended when one of the very few job opportunities available to her — working for an NGO — disappeared due to funding cuts
The Pakistani activist visited Spain as part of an international campaign to have the ‘systematic erasure’ of women in Afghanistan recognized as a crime against humanity
Afghanistan’s de facto government has legalized gender-based violence since 2021, effectively turning mothers, daughters, and wives into objects owned by a husband or ‘master,’ without access to a fair trial for abuses suffered
The Italian photojournalist, second finalist for the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award, portrays the intimate lives of women under the yoke of the Taliban
Data refutes Donald Trump’s statements in which he downplayed NATO’s support in the conflict, which lasted from 2001 to 2021
Rahmanullah Lakanwal entered the United States four years ago following the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Kabul
The coalition led by the Christian Democrat Merz faces accusations of opening the door to the international legitimization of the Islamist regime, which Germany and its allies fought for two decades
Using testimonies from Afghan women and experts, the Permanent People’s Tribunal documents how fundamentalists have established gender apartheid and committed crimes against humanity against Afghan women
Resistance is breaking through in clandestine and virtual sessions, created in the country and from exile, where Afghan women read, debate, and share scanned PDF files of banned books
At least 2,800 people have been injured and hundreds of homes have been destroyed
The head of the UN children’s agency warns of a critical moment, due to more global conflicts and fewer resources for humanitarian assistance
The Taliban cling to the argument that the game involves gambling (prohibited by the Quran), a justification previously used by Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini — who reversed his stance in 1988
Journalists broadcasting from Paris are sidestepping Taliban restrictions to connect girls in their home country to learning, health advice and entertainment
The new vice rules have led to a spike in depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts. According to a U.N. report, 68% of women rate their mental health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad,’ linking their distress to the ‘systematic’ removal of women from public life
Authorities in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region warn that Ankara is preparing an offensive to occupy all the territory they control
The fundamentalists’ latest edict, which prohibits women’s voices from being heard in public, consolidates a gender apartheid. Meanwhile, fear, violence and mental health issues grow in the face of international paralysis
At its annual event in Perpignan, France, the ‘Visa pour l’Image’ festival pays tribute to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Spanish photojournalist with an exhibition that traces his career, marked by passion, risk and empathy
The fundamentalist movement has ratified legislation that toughens social repression a few days after the third anniversary of their return to power following the withdrawal of Western troops
A report concludes that, in 2022 and 2023, attacks against students and teachers increased by 20%, as did the military use of schools. The worst hit places were Palestine, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Myanmar
An internal White House review of the administration’s decisions found that President Joe Biden’s decisions had been ‘severely constrained’ by previous withdrawal agreements negotiated by former President Donald Trump
The artist has focused her work on the beauty of the women of Afghanistan, working around wars and patriarchal restrictions. Since the Taliban returned to power, she has been living as a refugee in Paris. She tells EL PAÍS that the group has created a system of ‘gender apartheid that makes life impossible’
Over the weekend, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in western Kabul that killed at least five people
Thousands of people are returning to Afghanistan after the deadline given by the Pakistani authorities to irregular immigrants expires. The situation is aggravating the fragility of a country plunged into the abyss since the return of the Taliban
The Taliban have barred Afghan women from NGO work and sought to push out foreign organizations from the education sector
The global response has been slow after Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude quake. Much of the world is wary of dealing directly with the Taliban-led government and focused on the deadly escalation between Israel and the Palestinians
Taliban restrictions and poverty are causing a mental health crisis, with families feeling increasingly forced to marry off their daughters to make ends meet, or to prevent them being forced to wed extremists
It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades
