UK has refused resettlement application despite ‘years of loyal service’ that have resulted in ‘constant fear’ of reprisalsA man has received threats from the Taliban after his work for the Afghan police was revealed by a...
Read MoreFive years since the Taliban returned to power, life – especially for women – is awful. We must keep the people’s stories alive and hope they will be free againThere are fewer and fewer stories coming out of the land of my...
Read MoreAn investigation into 231 femicide cases highlights the dire situation in Afghanistan, where men are empowered to murder and face no punishment while their crimes are covered up by the stateIn a voice message recorded weeks...
Read MoreAfghanistan is seeing a resurgence in underage brides and mothers as desperate families sell their children in order to eatSima* is 18, but has already given birth four times. Her youngest is a newborn, the eldest is four....
Read MoreFive years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessonsBefore he leaves for Kabul...
Read MoreThe latest decree from Afghanistan’s rulers makes it impossible for women and girls to leave unwanted or abusive relationships, even with family supportWhen Fatima arrived at a district court in northern Afghanistan in late 2025...
Read MoreHome secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groupsShabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled...
Read MoreBanned from education, a clandestine reading circle meets every week to pour over novels by Abbas Maroufi, Zoya Pirzad and Ernest HemingwayFour young women sit together, waiting for the phone to ring. When the call finally...
Read MoreMajor powers have renewed diplomatic links while others seek deals to deport migrants. And all the while gender repression is getting worseAfghanistan’s Taliban government has now issued its most extreme edict yet. It is already...
Read MoreWhistleblower tells Afghan leak inquiry those affected were told to move and change phone numbers to protect themselvesThe UK left behind sensitive technology allowing the Taliban to track down Afghans who worked with western...
Read MoreThe global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with herI am at the shed where...
Read MoreDaughter of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 79 and 75, says they have ‘no idea’ why they have been in jail for two monthsAn elderly British couple taken captive by the Taliban have been interrogated 29 times since they were...
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