Women in Uruzgan spin wool to survive
The women collect raw wool, clean it by hand and spin it into thread used for carpet weaving.
Economy, Women
Human Rights, Women
Sources: Taliban fire 90 female literacy teachers in eastern Afghanistan
The teachers were employed under the Directorate of Education and were teaching in adult literacy classes, mostly operating in rural.
Women
Nine UNSC members warn Taliban’s repression of women may amount to crime against humanity
The countries condemned the Taliban’s ongoing bans on women working for NGOs and the United Nations.
Women
1,000 days since Taliban banned women from universities
Malika, a former third-year medical student, said the ban ended her dream of becoming a doctor.
Women
UNFPA says 120,000 women need urgent aid after Kunar quake
The agency estimated that 11,670 of those women are currently pregnant.
Human Rights, Women
UN chief calls Taliban ban on female aid workers ‘intolerable, stupid’
Guterres added that the restrictions represent an escalation in Afghanistan’s crisis.
Women
Women rally in Kabul against unpaid pensions
Dozens of women retirees gathered outside the Taliban-run pension office in Kabul on Tuesday, demanding long-delayed pension payments, before security.
Human Rights, Women
UN says aid efforts in Afghanistan hampered by Taliban restrictions on women
Relief efforts following the devastating Aug. 31 earthquake in Kunar and Nangarhar Provinces have continued, UN said.
South Asia, Women
Five suspects arrested after Afghan woman reports gang rape in Pakistan
Investigators said a man identified as Bacha allegedly forced her into a maize field, where four others joined him in.
Women
In northern Afghanistan, women turn to brick kilns to survive
Many of the women have come from neighboring provinces, driven by hunger and the collapse of basic services.