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In early 2012, Meena, then 21, was forced by her father to marry off a 51-year-old man, who already had two wives—each having three and four children. In the absence of their husband, the two wives beat up Meena out of sheer hatred. Meena underwent different types of domestic violence:…

As the US reached “at the threshold of an agreement” with the Taliban after ninth round of peace talks between the US’ Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation- Zalmay Khalilzad and representatives of the militant group in Doha, vulnerable Afghans, particularly women, have become increasingly concerned about the consequences of such…

The Daily Etilaat-e-Roz have got access to some evidences which suggest that the Afghan government has signed open sky agreement with the UAE government. The evidences show that the government has also signed an agreement with Turkey, granting the Turkish airlines unlimited access to airspace. The two agreements—giving upper hands…

Abul Rahman had poured himself a cup of tea, and switched on TV to watch a nationally televised interview of American peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on peace talks with the Taliban. The entire family of Abdul Rahman gathered to learn about the latest development on ending 18-year long insurgency in…

A primary court of Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Justice Center (ACJC) has sentenced seven commissioners of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and three commissioners of the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) to five years in prison on Tuesday, September 03, on allegations of manipulating parliamentary elections’ result in the eastern Kunar province.…

In the last couple of years Afghan women have increasingly occupied businesses in major cities.  The number of saleswomen and female shop owners have recently increased in malls, business centers, and markets around Kabul city. Many of them are educated and determined to continue their businesses. They run shops which…

The United States of America will pull out around 5,000 troops from Afghanistan within 135 days under a draft peace agreement with the Taliban, and in exchange of reduction of violence in several provinces, said top U.S. negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Kabul, where he holds meeting with…

Soraya Shahidy, who was born in Kabul, the Afghan capital, left Kabul for Iran before the Taliban took power in 1996. In 2005, Shahidy returned to Kabul, where she reiterated her high school studies. Having graduated from high school, Soraya entered modeling career. She developed a strong passion for art,…

Years of war have pushed thousands of َAfghans to flee Afghanistan and seek asylum in a safe country. Afghan migrants, who have fled the country in the last couple of years, are staying in dire situation in refugee camps. Jalil Rezai used to live a normal student life in northern…

In 2012, Zaman Ahmadi, 40-year old, was sentenced to a 20 year imprisonment over an alleged case of blasphemy. So far, he has served seven years of imprisonment in Afghanistan’s Pul-e-Charkhi prison.   “Every evening in prison begins with a deep anguish and pain,” Zaman Ahmadi wrote from Pul-e-Charkhi prison.…