Four Years After Taliban Takeover, Afghan Women Still Pay the Heaviest Price
On August 15, 2025, Afghanistan marks four years since the Taliban’s return to power — an event that former Afghan...
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Afghanistan’s Waning Entrance Exam Participation: A Multifaceted Challenge
By Ilhamuddin Afghan A significant decline in participation rates for Afghanistan's higher education entrance exams paints a concerning picture for the...
Closed Doors, Dimmed Dreams: The Taliban’s Crackdown on Girls’ Education in Afghanistan
By Ilhamuddin Afghan Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghan girls above the sixth grade have been barred from formal...
Arresting Women for ‘Bad Hijab: Another Alarming Crackdown on Afghan Women’s Rights
By Nazila Jamshidi The month of January witnessed a disturbing surge in the arrest of Afghan women, particularly in Kabul,...
Let Girls and Women Learn in Afghanistan
By Rahim Jami and Deema Hiram Background It has been 865 days since girls at the middle and secondary levels were banned...
The Unsteady Fate of Afghanistan’s Private Universities Under Taliban Rule
By Ilhamuddin AfghanIn the wake of the past two decades, Afghanistan has witnessed a transformative surge in higher education, both...
Two Years of Darkness
An Open Letter from Afghan Girls to heads of Muslim Countries and World Leaders! It has been TWO years or 730 days...
