Afghan, female, refugee and MMA fighter
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied.…
ICC arrest warrants for Taliban ‘long overdue’, Afghan women’s rights activist Seraj says
Prominent Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj, on the day the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders over the persecution of women…
Taliban poppy ban leaves Afghan farmers angry, jobless
The ban on growing opium poppy has had devastating consequences for Afghanistan's rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer alternatives, and calls for international aid are growing louder.…
Oppression of Afghan women
Human rights groups are reacting with fury after a further curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan. New laws brought in last month impose severe new restrictions on women that oblige them to…
Afghan life remains dire as Taliban mark 3 years of rule
No country has so far officially recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan's government due to their hard-line policies. But the group has managed to establish de facto diplomatic ties with several country.…
Harsh dress codes hamper Afghan women’s rights
Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghan women and girls have lost access to education, employment and public spaces. Now they are increasingly facing arbitrary arrests over how they wear their hijabs.…
From refugee to tech success story: Afghan entrepreneur creates innovative learning platform
As more and more countries around the world seek to close their borders to asylum seekers, we speak to the founder of an online language platform designed for refugees. She tells us…
India: Afghan consul quits after reports of gold smuggling
Afghanistan's diplomat Zakia Wardak said she was stepping down as the consul-general in Mumbai because of organized attacks against her. Her statement made no mention of the alleged gold smuggling accusations.…
Afghan journalists face threats, targeted killings
Afghanistan is one of the five deadliest countries for journalists, along with Mexico, Iraq, Pakistan and India. Afghan journalists regularly face threats and intimidation, and in recent months, the country has seen…
US to review Afghan peace deal with Taliban
The new US administration has announced a review of last year's Afghan peace deal with the Taliban. It would also assess whether the Islamist group was holding up their end of the…
China offered Afghan militants bounties to attack US soldiers: reports
Media reports claim that Donald Trump was briefed on alleged Chinese bounties earlier this month. In the past, Russia was also accused of offering money to Afghan militants to attack US troops.…