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Restrictions imposed by Taliban
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Restrictions imposed by Taliban on Afghanistan Women
  • Woman Health Worker and Child Killed in Shooting Incident in Nuristan
    March 31, 2026 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
    Woman Health Worker and Child Killed in Shooting Incident in Nuristan
    RAWA NEWS: Local sources in Nuristan province say that as a result of gunfire attributed to Pakistani forces targeting a vehicle in Kamdesh district, a woman health worker and her three-year-old child have been killed, and three others injured. According to the sources, the incident occurred on the morning of 18th March in the Bagicha area of Kamdesh district      Full news...

  • Afghanistan's new penal code sets 15 days in prison for wife-beating, 5 months for animal fights
    March 9, 2026 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
    Afghanistan's new penal code sets 15 days in prison for wife-beating, 5 months for animal fights
    The Independent: A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the mistreatment of animals than for domestic violence against women and solidifies into law inequality based on gender and social status. The decree, which was signed by Afghanistan’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in January, “defines several crimes and punishments that contravene Afghanistan’s international legal obligations” U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Thursday in remarks to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.      Full news...