Tag: Afghan women

Taliban Opens Fire on Herat Protesters Demanding Release of Women Arrested for Dress Code Violations, Killing at Least Two People

What occurred in Herat’s Jibrail district on 9 June 2026 is not, by any rigorous analytical measure, a singular event. It is a data point, the latest and among the most viscerally documented in a longitudinal pattern of state-sanctioned violence against Afghan women and those who dare to defend them. Multiple severe pieces of footage […]

Malala Yousafzai calls for global support for women in Afghanistan

Malala calls for global support to protect rights of women in Afghanistan, urging leaders to act in line with international laws.

Friendship Gate and Fiery Exchanges: Of Pak-Afghan Border

The attack from Afghanistan on Pakistani soldiers at the Spin Boldak-Chaman border and the confession video of the assailant doing rounds on social media raises questions about the Taliban\’s role— or lack thereof.