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A dowry tradition in Afghanistan lays a heavy burden on marriages

Written by Hasht-e-Subh Daily

2 days ago

In Afghanistan, women and girls fight oppression through continued education

Written by Forus

29 April 2025

Under Taliban rule, women and girls in Afghanistan turn to drugs amid rising depression

Written by Hasht-e-Subh Daily

10 April 2025

From Kabul to nowhere: Afghan refugee students in Pakistan face deportation and despair

Written by Ramna Saeed

12 February 2025

Stories about Afghanistan

Children of the border: Uncovering the crisis of child labor and sexual exploitation at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border

The exploitation of children navigating perilous borders is often overshadowed

Written by Asfandiyar

6 December 2024

China's impact on the Rogun Dam Project in Tajikistan

The project has significant social and environmental implications

Written by Shahida Yakub, Global Climate Justice Fellowship

20 November 2024

Russian courts often deny asylum to Afghans trying to escape from Taliban

Courts in Russia usually do not consider the Taliban a threat

Written by Daria Dergacheva

29 July 2024

In Russia, a journalist is detained for ‘apology’ for the Taliban

A hypocritical move given Kremlin's growing ties with the group

Written by Ramil Niyazov-Adyljan

22 May 2024

Taliban bids on sports in Afghanistan to gain legitimacy at home and abroad

Cricket's popularity is rising while women are banned from sports

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev, Samea Shanori

10 May 2024

Why are Afghans still seeking out the ‘weakest’ passport in the world?

Getting a passport requires going through bureacratic hell

Written by Hasht-e-Subh Daily

29 January 2024

What to make of the Taliban's increasing engagement with China

BRI membership may come after handing over Uyghur militants

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

6 November 2023

The Taliban's devastating effect on journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan grows worse

Media professionals are forced to flee or adapt to restrictions

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

5 September 2023

Kyrgyzstan's national game, kok-boru, continues to attract new fans around the world

Kok-boru appeared on a Netflix show about unique traditional games

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

24 August 2023

Musicians in Afghanistan live in fear and despair amid the Taliban ban on music

If not hidden by owners musical instruments risk being destroyed

Written by Khojasta Sameyee

22 August 2023

Afghanistan’s women in agriculture face limitations and challenges

Taliban's return to power has made things worse for them

Written by Hasht-e-Subh Daily

5 July 2023

Sanctions against violators of women’s rights: A political lens

Western sanctions require a transparent framework, accountability, and thoughtful consideration.

Written by Stephanie Wild

23 May 2023

Anti-Taliban groups come together and call to resist with all means

They present an alternative to the Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Written by Khojasta Sameyee

10 May 2023

Undertones in Afghanistan: ‘Taliban 2.0,’ Women, Resistance

Afghanistan seen through its narratives this year

Written by Civic Media Observatory

21 December 2022

As peace and prosperity unravel, Central Asia braces for a surge of forced labor and sexual slavery

Human trafficking in the post-pandemic Central Asian region

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

9 August 2022

The poet's mindset as a tool against transphobia: An interview with US veteran and trans activist Drew Pham

How can you can build a country at the barrel of the gun?

Written by Filip Noubel

2 July 2022

Podcast: Central Asia adjusts to the effects of geopolitical turmoil

Editors and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

3 June 2022

Central Asia’s fears of rising militancy in Afghanistan as Moscow invades Ukraine

How Russia's withdrawal from the region unties Taliban aggression

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

17 May 2022

Hong Kong’s press freedom plunged from satisfactory to a ‘difficult situation’ in a matter of years

The National Security Law and arrest of journalists impacted the score

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 May 2022

Ukraine's war unleashes flood of racism by media and politicians against Arab war victims

Media: Ukrainians are 'blond with blue eyes,' 'civilized' unlike Syrians and Iraqis

Written by Dahlia Kholaif

2 March 2022

Undertones: Taliban narratives about Afghan women

Social media wars in Afghanistan.

Written by Civic Media Observatory

1 March 2022

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