Afghan women set up secret businesses to escape Taliban bans

Five months after Taliban supporters smashed up her restaurant, Afghan entrepreneur Laila Haidari opened a secret craft ...
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Afghanistan back in focus, but women remain invisible

While the world moves from one breaking news story to the next, the voices and lives of Afghan women are quietly disappearing ...

Afghan women illegally forced into 'virginity tests'

Women in Afghanistan are being forced to undergo so-called virginity tests, more than two years after a law requiring consent ...
Yahoo

Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy

When the Taliban fell from power in Afghanistan in 2001, women were once again allowed to go to school after being banned since 1996. I, along with World Bank education expert Raja Bentaouet Kattan ...

They fled Taliban, competed in FIFA event after years of exile. Afghan women 'unstoppable’

Afghan players fled the country in 2021 after the Taliban banned women's sports. Their return to international competition ...

In Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch

Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could no ...
Forbes

Amid Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan - Afghan Women Face Deportations

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. Recent months have seen several reports of funding cuts and visa ...
Forbes

People’s Tribunal To Consider Dire Situation Of Women In Afghanistan

On July 31, 2025, a coalition of civil society organizations announced the launch of the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan, an initiative to address the impunity for the dire situation of ...