In a newly-opened market for women in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, many of its shop owners are female students who have been deprived of a higher education by the Taliban authorities.
The Independent Human Rights Commission on Monday welcomed the release of activist Nargis Sadat and lecturer Zakaria Osuli but called for the release of other activists, a musician and journalists who are still in Taliban custody.
Many shop owners and workers at the women’s market are students denied an education or educated women who lost their jobs
Herat residents are upset at the latest order and say women should be allowed to visit and view the countries ancient treasures
Nargis Sadat, a women’s rights activist, was arrested in Kabul on Feb. 11. The women’s movement said she was “tortured” while in custody.
The population explosion is posing its own challenges with a massive and young workforce, who will in time migrate to urban areas
A number of Kunduz residents said low-quality medicines and an increase in prices of medicines have created problems for them. They called on relevant institutions to prevent importing low-quality medicines to the country.
Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places to identify and penalize unveiled women, the police announced on Saturday as quoted by Reuters.
Family members of detained singer Musa Shaheen have appealed to human rights organizations for help, stating he is seriously ill and that the Taliban has denied him access to a doctor.
Doctors in Herat said that the only oncology center in the province is dealing with a severe shortage of medicine and no chemo facilities amid a sharp rise in breast cancer cases in the western provinces in the
