Afghan girls forced into marriages, education denied 

Following the two years of Taliban's rule in Afghanistan, the lack of opportunities for girls has led them to fall...

80 pc of school-aged Afghan girls out of schools: Report

A startling 80 per cent of Afghan girls and young women who are of school age are currently denied access to...

AfghanGirlsVoices: Girls voice for education through campaigns

The campaign, AfghanGirlsVoices, was launched on Tuesday to elevate the voices of young Afghan girls deprived of...

60 pc of primary-school-age girls not receiving education: UNICEF

According to UNICEF, 60 per cent of girls and 46 per cent of boys of primary school age are currently not...

Afghanistan: Campaign to reopen schools, universities for girls

According to the campaign's organisers, despite their requests to reopen the nation's schools and universities in...

Afghanistan: Local woman establish arts centre for education

At a time when the Taliban's regime has taken away the basic rights of Afgan women, a local woman in the country's...

Afghanistan: Graduates urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Ahmadullah, a graduate student, said that there were girls with them during this period. He further said that girls...

Alleged poisoning of Afghan girls at schools sparks reactions

Concerned over "an alleged incident...in which approximately 80 girls and women fell ill in two schools in...

80 Afghan girls hospitalised after being poisoned at schools

Mohammad Rahmani, the director of the provincial department of education said that poisoning had occurred in the...

8-year-old Afghan girl raped in Islamabad: Report

According to Pakistan daily, The News International, the 8-year-old was taken to a hospital, where a medico-legal...

Afghan girls call on Taliban to reopen schools

As Afghan girls continue to remain deprived of education under the Taliban regime, girls in Balkh province have once...

Conditions for reopening schools for girls unsuitable: Taliban

Sayed Habibullah Agha said that the final decision regarding the reopening of the schools will be made by religious...