Habibur Rahman Taseer is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan.
War, poverty, and an entrenched patriarchy are forcing an increasing number of Afghan women, mostly direct victims of violence, to beg on the streets for survival.
The Taliban now controls stretches of major highways across Afghanistan, and thousands of people are stopped each week at makeshift checkpoints where the hard-line militants comb through their smartphones for content, contacts, and social media accounts.
As the last Hindu resident of Ghazni, Raja Ram is making a stand. Despite fears for his safety following the recent departure of the city’s last 21 Hindu and Sikh families to India, he insists on staying in his homeland.
The family of a young female Afghan police officer is seeking justice after her recent kidnapping and murder in a volatile southeastern Afghan province.
Residents and officials in a southeast Afghan province say the group has imposed restrictions ranging from bans on music and mobile phones to shaving beards.
The tallest tower in the famed 13th-century citadel in Ghazni has collapsed, with locals blaming neglect and government corruption.
Women job seekers in a restive Afghan province have reported widespread sexual harassment that has forced them to abandon their search for employment.
