"Afghanistan desperately needs female doctors," Amiri says. "They're often the only ones women and children can turn to. Traditional families refuse to let female relatives consult male doctors ...

But for Afghan women, this isn’t a symbol. It is their existence. For the past three years, women in Afghanistan have been banned from public life: schools, universities, work – even outdoor ...

1:46 Wingspan Gala brings together Afghan women: ‘Afghanistan’s next doctors, lawyers, CEOs and politicians’ The 30 Birds Foundation on Saturday brought together 150 Afghan women and girls ...

© Provided by Xinhua Contestants compete during a wrestling competition in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2024. (Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) KABUL, Nov. 12 ...

Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban. Afghan media based ...

It is just one of the harrowing pictures Popal paints in her recently released memoir, My Beautiful Sisters: A Story of Courage, Hope and the Afghan Women’s Football Team. The book spans about ...

The media outlet is talking about the consequences of this measure on the loss of employment and right of choice for women, but none of them talks about the male or phallo-centric aspect of this ...

Australian Cricket has come together to help fulfil the ambition of the members of the Afghanistan Women’s cricket team now resident in Australia to play together. On the morning of 30th ...

In contrast, the Islamic Republic of Iran has mandated the hijab since 1979 as a symbol of its fundamentalist ideology, while ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghanistan on Monday ... about the U.N. assessment that women are more vulnerable than men to climate ...