Women in Eastern Afghanistan Demand Education
Literacy rates remain poor in Nangarhar despite adult education programmes.
1 Dec 14
Literacy rates remain poor in Nangarhar despite adult education programmes.
Gender violence said to be rising in secure Bamyan province and falling in war-torn Helmand.
Rights activists accuse police of not taking domestic abuse seriously enough.
Protests follow police shootout with local man suspected of drug trafficking.
Government seems to equate headscarves with security threats posed by militant groups.
Despite law change, underage girls are still being married off in rural communities.
Authorities struggle to bring prosecutions for what many still view as a legitimate cultural practice.
Women take the wheel in Mazar e-Sharif despite conservative social attitudes.