-
January 22, 2026 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
RAWA NEWS: A dismembered body of a woman was discovered in the Kabul River. The incident occurred on Sunday, January 14, 2026, in the Chehelston area of Kabul, where Taliban forces secured the scene after the body was found. Witnesses say the body was retrieved from a sack in the river after being spotted by children scavenging through trash. Another source indicated that the body had initially been found in a trash bin before being thrown into the river. Full news...
-
January 18, 2026 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
RAWA NEWS: Taliban morality enforcers (Religious police) disrupted a graduation ceremony for medical students in Herat on 16 January, entering the venue while armed and halting the program. During the incident, more than 50 graduates were forced to remove their neckties in front of hundreds of attendees. A video from the event shows armed Taliban members, including one carrying a Kalashnikov... Full news...
-
January 18, 2026 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
RAWA NEWS: Herat, Afghanistan — Khadija Ahmadzada, a 22-year-old Afghan athlete and women’s taekwondo coach, was detained by Taliban “morality” forces on January 10, 2026 while training female students at a hidden sports club in Herat’s Jebrail district, according to local sources. Ahmadzada — who has been involved in taekwondo as both a competitor and coach and is reported to have been a member of Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team Full news...
-
January 15, 2026 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
RAWA NEWS: On January 5, 2026, a young woman named Mehr Sana was shot and killed by her former husband in front of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance in Kabul. The ministry is located near the Presidential Palace, in one of the city’s busiest areas with heavy daily pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Despite the area’s high visibility, the attacker managed to escape after the shooting. Full news...
-
January 6, 2026 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Zamin: Researchers from Georgetown University (USA) studied the situation of women in 188 countries and identified Afghanistan as the most dangerous country for women in the world. In the annual report of the research, dated December 31, 2025, it was noted that after Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, Haiti, and Burundi had the lowest ratings regarding women's safety and their rights. Full news...