UNAMA condemns last night’s attack on a Shi’a mosque in Herat which killed and wounded at least 7, including a child.
As stated in UNAMA reporting: Investigations and accountability for perpetrators and protection measures for #Afghanistan 's Shi'a communities are urgently needed.

One of the seated Taliban members put his feet on the table and told me to sit. “Thirty of you are after a woman to take her livelihood from her. Why are you so cruel?” I responded. “What happens if I sit here?”
A man who seemed more authoritative than the others got angry,

Ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay , Zahra Nader writes about the Taliban's censorship of media and a potential total ban for Afghan women from working in the media industry.

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در امارت طالبانی، تفکیک جنسیتی مهم‌ترین بخش دین و سیاست است. طالبان آن‌قدر که به جدایی زن و مرد تاکید دارند به جدایی «کفر» و دین توجه ندارند. آنان بسیار به راحتی در مجلس غیرمسلمانان می‌نشینند، از بانک‌های آنان پول و از دیپوهای شان اسلحه می‌گیرند...

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Our story in Afghanistan is far behind that of the global average. We have not been able to cross the most primitive barriers, and therefore the level of our discussions is outdated. For example, for today’s humans the importance of women’s literacy is no longer a topic of

Zan Times is doing incredible work on #Afghan women. Follow them, help fund them.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that, since the beginning of 2024, 18,744 cases of measles have been recorded in Afghanistan, along with 94 associated deaths.

Read more here: kabulnow.com/?p=35492

Really useful vid of how to use the Zan Times project. So proud to have contributed to this and SO admire the work of the ZT team and Zahra Nader 💓

“Palestinian journalists are heroes.”

Al Jazeera English correspondent Tareq Abu Azzoum has been risking his life every day to report on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. He tells Dena Takruri what keeps him going and why he won’t leave Gaza.

Mursal Nabizada, was a member of parliament. She was vocal in her criticism of the Taliban policies. She was shot to dead on January 15, 2023.
One of the cases documented in the Zan Times archive is that of Mursal Nabizada.
#Afghanistan #AfghanWomen

What a great news to start the day with!
I am cheering up for Zholia jan.

Congratulations Soraya Amiri, for this nomination and the great report on the Taliban influencers this week for The Walrus!

In my latest for the ⁦The Guardian⁩ , I spoke to Mahtab Eftekhar who was married at 10,abused and forced to flee without her children.She describes facing motherhood at 12 and explains why seeking justice for other women means she no longer fears death. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Congrats to The Fuller Project's contrib. reporters Jessie Williams, Rachel Fobar & Zahra Nader for being named 2024 finalists for excellence in intl. reporting by the Wallace House Center for Journalists Livingston Awards for their Fuller stories on Somaliland, Afghanistan & Ukraine. bit.ly/4bdTJZu

The Taliban arrested three local journalists in Khost province on charges of broadcasting background music and talking with female listeners.

A fantastic initiative by Zan Times! It's crucial to hold those who perpetrate violence against women, girls, and activists accountable, particularly in Afghanistan's culture of impunity.

This is such an important project. Zahra Nader 👏👏