Afghan women

In conservative Kandahar, new gym creates safe space for Afghan women

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 - 03:04 GMT

In Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a fresh outlet for her decades of advocacy - a new fitness centre for women.

Gunmen kill two Afghan women contractors at air base near Kabul

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 - 04:56 GMT

Two Afghan women working for a security firm searching people entering Bagram air base near the Afghan capital Kabul were killed on Wednesday.

New magazine and TV channel give Afghan women a cautious voice

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 - 07:47 GMT

Afghan women are redrawing the media landscape in the deeply conservative country with the launch of a new magazine and a television channel.

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