A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped ...

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 ...

Afghanistan remains the only country in the world that prohibits girls and women from getting general education at secondary and higher levels.

In Afghanistan, strict Taliban regulations and deeply-rooted patriarchal traditions make it nearly impossible for women to live independently.

It has some of the world's most severe restrictions on women but that isn't stopping all-female tourist groups from visiting to see Afghanistan for themselves.

Khala Nafeesa is one of the millions of once-thriving Afghan women now scrambling to survive within a heavily sanctioned country.