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December 01, 2022
Former Afghan Army Women Face Hunger And Poverty After Taliban's Return

Women who served as soldiers or civilian employees with the Afghan National Security Forces say they no longer have the money to feed their families after losing their jobs when the Taliban retook power in August 2021.

November 29, 2022
Children Pay The Price Of Afghan War In Limbs And Lives

Rashid, 13, lost both his legs in an accident involving an unexploded shell in the Khogyani district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province. His six siblings were also injured. The Taliban says more than 120 people a month are killed or maimed in accidents involving unexploded ordinance.
November 28, 2022
Afghan Taliban Pledges To Support Polio Vaccination, But It's Too Late For Some

Lima, aged 14, is paralyzed and unable to speak after contracting polio as a younger child. Her family say she was never vaccinated. The Taliban, which banned inoculation campaigns in areas of Afghanistan under its control prior to retaking power in 2021, now says it supports vaccination efforts.
November 27, 2022
In Kabul, Women Practice Taekwondo In Secret

A group of women and girls have been holding secret taekwondo sessions in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The Taliban, who returned to power in August 2021, has banned women from participating in sports and from exercising in public.
November 25, 2022
The Last Sikh In Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province

RFE/RL spoke to shopkeeper Charin Singh, who is believed to be the only Sikh remaining in the Afghan city of Jalalabad and the wider Nangharhar Province. He says attacks by militants have driven his family and other members of the Sikh community abroad.
November 24, 2022
Afghan Women Take To Kabul Streets

A group of female protesters marched in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on November 24 to mark the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The veiled women carried pickets with slogans decrying the deprivation of their rights under the Taliban.
November 21, 2022
With Afghan Economy In Shambles, Kabul's Pigeon Market Plummets

There is a long history of keeping pigeons in the Afghan capital, Kabul. In the past, some pigeons were bought and sold for the equivalent of hundreds of dollars, but prices have plunged along with incomes since the Taliban retook power in August 2021.
November 19, 2022
Afghan Who Lost Her Eye In Bombing Wishes Female Students Could Study What They Want

Fatima Amiri lost an eye in a suicide attack on a private college in Kabul on September 30. Just two weeks later, she passed her university entrance exams and plans to study computer science. The Taliban has barred female students from choosing many other university courses.
November 12, 2022
Afghan Rehab Centers Failing Drug Addicts After Taliban Takeover

The director of a 1,000-bed rehabilitation center for drug addicts in Kabul says they don't have enough basic food, medicine, and clothes for patients. Many rehabilitation centers have closed since international charities cut or reduced funding after the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.
November 07, 2022
'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

Two gay Afghan men have told RFE/RL they live in constant fear under Taliban rule and have to meet their partners in secret. In a January report, Human Rights Watch found LGBT people in Afghanistan faced a"desperate situation and grave threats to their safety."
November 04, 2022
Afghan Banknotes, Like The Economy, Are Crumbling

Since the Taliban retook power in August 2021, the Afghan economy has gone into freefall. Even the banknotes themselves are falling to pieces, with no new banknotes issued since the militant group's takeover.
November 04, 2022
The Chili Farmers Struggling To Survive Amid Pakistan's Historic Floods

In Pakistan's "chili capital," farmers describe how they fought to shield their fiery crops from the massive flooding that is still lingering in many regions of the country.

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