Afghanistan

Statement in Condemnation of Terrorist Attack Targeting Media Organizations in Afghanistan

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Source: Women’s Political Participation Committee in Afghanistan

January 21, 2016- Kabul, Afghanistan

Taliban Stone Woman To Death For Eloping

Tuesday, 03 November 2015 12:26

A young Afghan woman has been stoned to death by the Taliban in Afghanistan's western zone, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

Afghan Activists Live Unconventional Lives

BY NOORJAHAN AKBAR

Oct. 13, 2015

The murder of Farkhunda Malikzada, an Afghan religious scholar who had dedicated her life to fighting superstitions within the religious community, shocked the world in March 2015. She was killed by a group of more than 100 men who beat her to death, ran her over with a car and then set her on fire. She was killed because a senior religious cleric falsely accused her of burning the Quran, according to the BBC.After her death, protests were held to demand justice in Afghanistan and around the world. Despite global and national efforts, the trial for Malikzada was called a failure by many activists because several killers and policemen who watched the murder were recently acquitted.

Farkhunda murder: Afghan court quashes death sentences

With Her Father On Death Row, Afghan Mother Attempts To Put Decade Of Incest, Abuse Behind Her

By Malali Bashir

August 10, 2015

You might forgive Khatera, a grown mother of two, her belief in monsters.

After all, she says, one haunted her childhood. She recalls how, on good days, he lashed out at her or her long-suffering mother, beating them or simply reminding them that no one cared whether they lived or died. On bad days, she says, he inflicted indescribable pain while beating her to silence her muffled cries. On worse days, family members branded her a liar and insisted she keep her talk of any "monster" among them to herself.

Afghan shelter provides security for abused women

Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan women who have suffered violence and trauma at the hands of their families, find secret reprieve in shelter.

Meet the Badass Afghan Politician Who Ran Against Her Husband and Won

By Natasha Noman

July 17, 2015

Shukria Barakzai has endured a miscarriage from Taliban attacks, a secretly polygamous husband, street beatings by extremists, an aggressive opposition campaign from that same husband and multiple assassination attempts. Just one of these would stop most normal people in their tracks.

Afghanistan: Men throw acid into girls' faces 'for going to school'

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)

Attackers on a motorbike threw acid in the faces of three teenage girls on their way to school in Afghanistan's western Herat province on Saturday, an official told CNN.

Afghan President Nominates First Female Judge to Supreme Court

KABUL | AFP | JUN 30, 2015

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today nominated a female judge to sit on the Supreme Court in an unprecedented move that has angered some Islamic conservatives.

Displaced women and girls trapped in Afghanistan’s cities

Displaced Afghan females face significant constraints to accessing education, health and employment opportunities, according to a new report by NRC. 7 out of 10 say they have never attended school.