Afghanistan News » Herat News Afghanistan » Herat » Education: In backroom ‘sewing’ classes, Afghan women stitch together an education in secret
It has been five years since the Taliban outlawed women’s education beyond sixth grade, forcing English and math lessons underground.
News Afghanistan » Herat » Education: Afghan women defy Taliban to educate girls in secret schools
It’s been nearly five years since the Taliban banned education for girls older than 12 in Afghanistan. Every day seems to bring a new law limiting them, but Afghan women are pushing back. Special ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Education: The Herat arrests are a defining moment of Taliban repression in Afghanistan
Since August 2021, the systematic dismantling of women’s rights in Afghanistan has unfolded through successive decrees that have banned girls from secondary education and universities, excluded women ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Education: What Did UNAMA’s Afghanistan Rights Report Find, And Why Is The Taliban Objecting?
UNAMA’s July–September 2026 report documents 443 arbitrary arrests and detentions, 97 ill-treatment incidents and restrictions on women, journalists and Shia institutions.
News Afghanistan » Herat » Education: Treating severe acute malnutrition and saving young lives in Herat, Afghanistan
WHO-supported IPD-SAM centre at Guzara District Hospital, Herat Province. Photo credit WHO Afghanistan21 October 2026, Kabul, Afghanistan – In western Afghanistan, the World Health Organization ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Education: Afghan girls' secondary education ban enters fifth year under Taliban rule
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released its quarterly report on the country’s human rights situation, covering July 1 to September 30, 2026 ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Education: Western Afghanistan officials discuss job creation, crime reduction
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