The men in turn are also forbidden to look at women. Samira, a midwife in Herat, said: ‘I have been working in clinics in ...

“They want us not to exist at all, and there’s nothing we can do about it,” another woman in western Herat province said.

But women and girls face more obstacles in accessing health care ... single mothers,” he told The Associated Press by telephone from the western province of Herat. The international community provided ...

"In the past in Herat, women-operated offices used to help women like me, but those offices no longer exist," Leeda said, adding that "if I go to the Taliban for help, they will imprison me.

A UNICEF-supported vocational training course equips young women and girls in Afghanistan with practical skills they can use to support themselves and their families. In Herat, Afghanistan ...

Unicef said more than 90% of those who died in this week's earthquakes in Afghanistan were women and children ... The governor of Herat province said there had been significant damage.