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January 17, 2022
Afghan Street-Food Vendor Faces Hunger Amid Economic Meltdown

A Kabul street-food vendor tells RFE/RL's Radio Azadi that he is struggling to feed his large family after the income he used to earn selling chickpea snacks sharply declined during the past two months. "People say Afghans are getting aid, but where is the aid?" asked the man.

December 29, 2021
Kabul Women Protesters Brave Taliban Shooting

Footage taken by protesters on December 28 in Kabul and shared with RFE/RL showed the women chanting slogans and their march being stopped by the Taliban. Several protesters sustained injuries in a stampede after Taliban militants shot in the air to disperse the rally.
December 08, 2021
‘Safe Spaces’: After Taliban Crackdown, Afghan Women Take Their Protests Home

Afghan women are turning to a new form of protest -- staging events inside their homes to press for their rights under the new Taliban regime. The move comes after the militants violently cracked down on female protesters in Kabul, including beating and detaining women.
December 07, 2021
Afghan Women Move Protests To Social Media To Evade Violent Taliban Response

Groups of Afghan women took to the streets this fall to protest the Taliban takeover and the regime's restrictions on their roles in public life. But after Taliban security forces met those demonstrations with violence, activists started holding smaller protests in private.
December 03, 2021
'Tortured From Head To Toe': Taliban Accused Of Killing Afghan Man Over Critical Facebook Post

The family of an Afghan man has accused the Taliban of torturing and killing him after he criticized the militant group in a recent Facebook post. Since seizing power in August, the Taliban has been accused of carrying out hundreds of extrajudicial killings.
November 25, 2021
Wife Of Detained Pakistani Lawmaker Opens Up On 'Utterly Cruel' Ordeal

Ali Wazir, a Pakistani lawmaker and a leader of a civil rights group, was arrested almost a year ago on sedition charges. As Wazir languishes in a cell awaiting trial, his wife opens up on her family’s ordeal.
October 27, 2021
'It's Getting Difficult To Survive': Uproar In Pakistan Over Soaring Inflation

Public anger is rising in Pakistan, where fuel and food prices are soaring. The price hikes have prompted protests, a move that has triggered fears of political upheaval.
September 18, 2021
Pakistani Journalists Protest New Media Bill As Fresh Blow To Freedoms

Journalists across Pakistan are expressing outrage over a proposed set of regulations they say will further curtail press freedom and bolster powers of the government already seen as imposing censorship to control the media and free speech.
September 15, 2021
Afghans In Kandahar Protest Against Evictions By Taliban

Hundreds of people marched in Kandahar on September 14 to protest against what they say are plans by the Taliban to evict them from their homes. Many of those said to be facing eviction are widows or wives of Afghan soldiers killed or wounded in action over the past 20 years in fighting against the
September 10, 2021
Afghan Women At Forefront Of Nonviolent Resistance To Taliban

Women have been the driving force behind street protests in Kabul and other major cities since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. The women are demanding equal rights even as they face threats and violence at the hands of armed Taliban fighters.
September 10, 2021
Video Shows Taliban Backing Off From Protesters

A video which has been widely shared on social media shows Taliban fighters backing off as they are overwhelmed by protesters in Kabul. It is not clear when this occurred. But the person who first posted it said it took place on September 8, the day the Taliban announced a ban on demonstrations.
September 08, 2021
Western Countries Out, Taliban In: Can Achievements In Afghanistan Of Last 20 Years Be Preserved?

After 20 years of a U.S.-led war against insurgent groups and international assistance to Afghanistan, the Taliban is back in power and some are wondering if the societal gains are in jeopardy of being lost.

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Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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Saturday 3 December 2022

Afghan Street-Food Vendor Faces Hunger Amid Economic Meltdown

Kabul Women Protesters Brave Taliban Shooting

‘Safe Spaces’: After Taliban Crackdown, Afghan Women Take Their Protests Home

Afghan Women Move Protests To Social Media To Evade Violent Taliban Response

'Tortured From Head To Toe': Taliban Accused Of Killing Afghan Man Over Critical Facebook Post

Wife Of Detained Pakistani Lawmaker Opens Up On 'Utterly Cruel' Ordeal

'It's Getting Difficult To Survive': Uproar In Pakistan Over Soaring Inflation

Pakistani Journalists Protest New Media Bill As Fresh Blow To Freedoms

Afghans In Kandahar Protest Against Evictions By Taliban

Afghan Women At Forefront Of Nonviolent Resistance To Taliban

Video Shows Taliban Backing Off From Protesters

Western Countries Out, Taliban In: Can Achievements In Afghanistan Of Last 20 Years Be Preserved?

Top Trending

'Everyone Is Anxious': Pakistan's Mass Arrests Of Afghan Refugees Fuel Fear Of New Crackdown

Border Clash Between Taliban, Pakistani Military Leaves One Dead

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Afghans Increasingly Marrying Off Young Daughters To Avoid Forced Unions With Taliban

Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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One Person Killed In Armed Attack On Pakistan Girls' School

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Saturday 3 December 2022

Afghan Street-Food Vendor Faces Hunger Amid Economic Meltdown

Kabul Women Protesters Brave Taliban Shooting

‘Safe Spaces’: After Taliban Crackdown, Afghan Women Take Their Protests Home

Afghan Women Move Protests To Social Media To Evade Violent Taliban Response

'Tortured From Head To Toe': Taliban Accused Of Killing Afghan Man Over Critical Facebook Post

Wife Of Detained Pakistani Lawmaker Opens Up On 'Utterly Cruel' Ordeal

'It's Getting Difficult To Survive': Uproar In Pakistan Over Soaring Inflation

Pakistani Journalists Protest New Media Bill As Fresh Blow To Freedoms

Afghans In Kandahar Protest Against Evictions By Taliban

Afghan Women At Forefront Of Nonviolent Resistance To Taliban

Video Shows Taliban Backing Off From Protesters

Western Countries Out, Taliban In: Can Achievements In Afghanistan Of Last 20 Years Be Preserved?

Top Trending

'Everyone Is Anxious': Pakistan's Mass Arrests Of Afghan Refugees Fuel Fear Of New Crackdown

Border Clash Between Taliban, Pakistani Military Leaves One Dead

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Afghans Increasingly Marrying Off Young Daughters To Avoid Forced Unions With Taliban

Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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As IMF Funding Delayed, Pakistan Expects $3 Billion From Friendly Country

Gandhara Briefing: Forced Afghan Marriages, Taliban Hudood Punishments, And Jobless Women Soldiers

Two Militants Killed In Attack On Afghan Politician Hekmatyar's Party Headquarters

One Person Killed In Armed Attack On Pakistan Girls' School

Former Afghan Army Women Face Hunger And Poverty After Taliban's Return

Afghans Increasingly Marrying Off Young Daughters To Avoid Forced Unions With Taliban

RFE/RL Condemns Cutoff Of Its Broadcasts In 13 Afghan Cities

Explosion In Northwest Pakistan Coal Mine Kills Nine, Injures Four

At Least 10 Killed In Bombing At Religious School In Northern Afghanistan