Every story that was shared at a recent online gathering offered a window into the reality of life for women in Afghanistan today.

An Afghan midwife describes how a woman died in childbirth, along with her baby. She was snowed in at her village and couldn't reach a hospital. Just weeks before, the health clinic in her village had ...

In the wake of a series of earthquakes that have devastated eastern Afghanistan, the humanitarian response remains critically underfunded, with Western donors slow to act and gender-based restrictions ...

You may follow him at Twitter @FidelRahmati A girl sits with women wearing burqas outside a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY The United Nations ...

Kabul — Dr. Najmussama Shefajo is probably Afghanistan's best known and most experienced OB-GYN. She became a household name from her regular appearances on Afghan television, where she talked openly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. May 05, 2025, 07:21am EDT Afghan refugee women are pictured upon ...