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Afghan Women Complain Over "Symbolic" Roles
Statistics showing rising numbers of female officials do not tell the whole story.Maliha (not her real name) works in the press office of an Afghan government ministry. She told IWPR that although one...
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Afghanistan: IWPR Trainee Hailed for Groundbreaking Investigation
Story on the taboo of sexual rejection amongst Afghan women wins numerous accolades.An IWPR reporter has received widespread acclaim for her investigative report on the sexual frustration of women...
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Traumatic Night Raids Haunt Afghan Women
Counter-terror tactic seen as an unacceptable violation of privacy with long-term consequences.At 11pm on the night of April 3, 2016, Bibi Sahra was woken by a group of armed soldiers storming into her...
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Afghans Angry Over Fake Medicine
Trade in out-of-date or counterfeit medication is booming in country’s east.For the last year Ziaullah, a resident of Jalalabad city in the eastern province of Nangarhar, has been regularly taking the...
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Child Malnutrition Mounts in Afghan Province
Increased fighting and an ongoing economic downturn are leaving many at risk of serious health problems.Rising numbers of children in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar are suffering from...
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Afghanistan: Women Seek Refuge in Safe Houses
The whole concept of such shelters remains controversial in this deeply conservative country.The beatings began soon after Zahra, now 22, was married off to a 75-year old man in exchange for a large...
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Afghanistan: The Female Engineers Rebuilding History
Groundbreaking project showcases women’s achievements in a male-dominated industry.The ruins of Kabul’s once grand Darulaman Palace, devastated by decades of war, have long been an iconic sight in the...
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Afghanistan: Fighting for Disability Rights
Disabled people say they face social prejudice and government inaction.Fazluddin, a tall, thin 25-year-old who lives in Dolana, central Parwan, has a whole household to support on nothing more than...
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Child Labour in Afghan Coal Mines
Underage workers routinely endure hot, dusty and dangerous conditions.Shir Ahmad, 12, spends all day working in the pitch darkness of a coalmine in the Dara-e Suf district of northern Samangan...
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Afghanistan's Silent Killer
Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death for Afghan women, but there is little public awareness of the disease.In a dark, narrow hallway at the Herat breast cancer treatment centre,...
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Afghanistan: Female Detainees Face Sexual Abuse
Prisoners say they are harassed by police officers and justice officials alike.Zahra (not her real name) is in Kabul Badam-Bagh women’s prison, six years into a 15-year prison sentence - the maximum...
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Afghan Women Denied Identity Cards
Without officials papers it’s impossible to vote, travel or get medical care.A full 70 per cent of women in the eastern province of Nangarhar do not hold Afghan identity cards and thus are denied...
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Afghanistan: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
Children face routine beatings both at home and at school.Seven-year-old Ibrar stood scared and hesitating by the wall of the mosque, unwilling to enter.“The preacher in the mosque is so unfair and he...
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Afghan Gypsies Wait for Recognition
Official promises to ensure community has access to basic services have yet to be realized.Mah Gul, 70, works from morning to night on the streets each day as a palmist and fortuneteller.Clad in a...
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Afghanistan: Betrothed in the Womb
The consequences of early marriage often ruin girls’ lives.Bibi Asma was in her cradle when her father promised her in marriage to a boy just a few years older than her.When she was 15, her fiancé came...
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Could New Poppy Strain be Boosting Afghanistan's Opium Crop?
Local producers say they can now plant and harvest their fields all year round.Karam Khan, an opium poppy farmer from Helmand, is delighted that business is booming.New strains of seeds mean that...
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Afghanistan: Action Urged Over Street Abuse
Women say they face unremitting harassment in the public sphere.Najla, a 20-year old undergraduate at a private university in Kabul province, is contemplating giving up her degree.She says that...
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New Afghan Law Targets Sexual Harassment
Opinion divided over legislation that will outlaw such abuse for the first time.Leeda stood waiting at a Kabul bus stop, braced for a daily commute that she said inevitably involved sexual comments and...
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Boys Sold for Sex in Afghan Province
Activists warn of flourishing trade in male prostitution and “bacha bazi” or boy play.The majestic blue-tiled Hazrat e-Ali mosque complex in the centre of Mazar e-Sharif serves as a recreational space...
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School Closures Hit Afghan Province
A lack of security in districts means that boys and girls can simply not learn.Civil society activists are warning that the state school system in the southern province of Kandahar is in chaos, with...
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