Latest items for Afghanistan
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1
"When a girl [in Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan] is given to a husband in exchange for a large sum of money, she becomes the property of her in-laws and, if the poor woman ever loses her husband, she’s forbidden from remarrying of her own accord. Her husband’s family, who continue to ‘own’ her, will forcibly marry her to another male member of their family (usually the deceased husband’s brother or nephew) with the justification that this woman is now their namus (honour). In Afghan culture, namus refers to the responsibility of male family members to safeguard the dignity of their mothers, sisters, daughters and wives in the eyes of men...more
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1
"When a girl [in Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan] is given to a husband in exchange for a large sum of money, she becomes the property of her in-laws and, if the poor woman ever loses her husband, she’s forbidden from remarrying of her own accord. Her husband’s family, who continue to ‘own’ her, will forcibly marry her to another male member of their family (usually the deceased husband’s brother or nephew) with the justification that this woman is now their namus (honour). In Afghan culture, namus refers to the responsibility of male family members to safeguard the dignity of their mothers, sisters, daughters and wives in the eyes of men...more
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-PRACTICE-2
"Men are not the only ones guilty of perpetrating violence against women in these regions [the Pashtun tribe in southeast Afghanistan}. In our tribe, women also use violence against other women. Older women regularly oppress younger girls in terms of how they dress and how the resources inside the house are used. When a woman enters her husband’s house upon marriage, all decisions about how she dresses, when she can visit her relatives, whether she can join family events, and how she does chores come under the authority of the older women of the family. On one occasion when I [Zala, the Afghan author] was travelling in my province, I...more
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, RCDW-PRACTICE-2
"Men are not the only ones guilty of perpetrating violence against women in these regions [the Pashtun tribe in southeast Afghanistan}. In our tribe, women also use violence against other women. Older women regularly oppress younger girls in terms of how they dress and how the resources inside the house are used. When a woman enters her husband’s house upon marriage, all decisions about how she dresses, when she can visit her relatives, whether she can join family events, and how she does chores come under the authority of the older women of the family. On one occasion when I [Zala, the Afghan author] was travelling in my province, I...more
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property" (para 6).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property" (para 6).
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Boys [in the Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan] have to work hard because getting married is a major expense. In exchange for getting a wife, they have to pay a lot of money to the girl’s family. Effectively buying the girl. This is called walwar, in Pashto, meaning the price of the girl. The bride price is determined by her height, figure, health and family name. Surprisingly, despite the fact that the vast majority of the Taliban are from the Pashtun tribe and strongly oppose educating girls, the price is higher for girls who have attended school up to a certain grade or who have completed their education in the cities,...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Boys [in the Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan] have to work hard because getting married is a major expense. In exchange for getting a wife, they have to pay a lot of money to the girl’s family. Effectively buying the girl. This is called walwar, in Pashto, meaning the price of the girl. The bride price is determined by her height, figure, health and family name. Surprisingly, despite the fact that the vast majority of the Taliban are from the Pashtun tribe and strongly oppose educating girls, the price is higher for girls who have attended school up to a certain grade or who have completed their education in the cities,...more
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property. This decision, made at birth, is unbreakable, and the girl and boy cannot sever it when they get older. If girls are not betrothed to someone in childhood, they are married off in adolescence, or sometimes even before puberty, without their consent. In the...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property. This decision, made at birth, is unbreakable, and the girl and boy cannot sever it when they get older. If girls are not betrothed to someone in childhood, they are married off in adolescence, or sometimes even before puberty, without their consent. In the...more
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-LAW-4
"Yet the Taliban themselves, during both periods of their rule (1996-2001, and from 2021 onwards), have, as I’ve [Zala, the Afghan author] said, always had a strong preference for marrying educated girls from urban areas. Whenever they have occupied Afghanistan, they’ve married women by force or in exchange for money" (para13).
Variables: MARR-LAW-4
"Yet the Taliban themselves, during both periods of their rule (1996-2001, and from 2021 onwards), have, as I’ve [Zala, the Afghan author] said, always had a strong preference for marrying educated girls from urban areas. Whenever they have occupied Afghanistan, they’ve married women by force or in exchange for money" (para13).
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ISSA-PRACTICE-1
"In our [Zala, Afghan author] highly conservative society, especially in Pashtun culture, the birth of a girl is not something joyful, while a baby boy brings great happiness to a family and is celebrated with aerial gunshots so that everyone all around will be informed of the male birth in their house" (para 5).
Variables: ISSA-PRACTICE-1
"In our [Zala, Afghan author] highly conservative society, especially in Pashtun culture, the birth of a girl is not something joyful, while a baby boy brings great happiness to a family and is celebrated with aerial gunshots so that everyone all around will be informed of the male birth in their house" (para 5).
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CIWM-PRACTICE-1
"In some households [in Pashtun tribe in southeast Afghanistan], the order in which the women eat is also different from that of the men. In our province, women are not allowed to eat at the same time as the men and on the same food cloth. Instead, the women prepare the food, take it to the food cloth, and then return to the kitchen to wait. Since children are dependent on women, they don’t eat either. Only when the men and older women have finished eating can the other women and the children of the household eat what’s left over" (para 11).
Variables: CIWM-PRACTICE-1
"In some households [in Pashtun tribe in southeast Afghanistan], the order in which the women eat is also different from that of the men. In our province, women are not allowed to eat at the same time as the men and on the same food cloth. Instead, the women prepare the food, take it to the food cloth, and then return to the kitchen to wait. Since children are dependent on women, they don’t eat either. Only when the men and older women have finished eating can the other women and the children of the household eat what’s left over" (para 11).
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The participation of women in Afghanistan has always depended on the decisions of men. If a woman wants to enter and secure her place in society, the first obstacle she faces is the closed door of her home, sealed against her by a male member of her family. If some women manage to open this door, the government has made sure to block any avenue of social growth to them. The only thing left for Afghan women to do is to cry behind the closed doors that bar their access to schools, universities, offices or even entertainment venues" (para 2). "Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The participation of women in Afghanistan has always depended on the decisions of men. If a woman wants to enter and secure her place in society, the first obstacle she faces is the closed door of her home, sealed against her by a male member of her family. If some women manage to open this door, the government has made sure to block any avenue of social growth to them. The only thing left for Afghan women to do is to cry behind the closed doors that bar their access to schools, universities, offices or even entertainment venues" (para 2). "Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and...more
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property. This decision, made at birth, is unbreakable, and the girl and boy cannot sever it when they get older. If girls are not betrothed to someone in childhood, they are married off in adolescence, or sometimes even before puberty, without their consent. In the...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property. This decision, made at birth, is unbreakable, and the girl and boy cannot sever it when they get older. If girls are not betrothed to someone in childhood, they are married off in adolescence, or sometimes even before puberty, without their consent. In the...more
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"...When the Taliban entered Kabul, they banned women from working and girls from studying. I [Marjan, Afghan narrator], who once dreamed of becoming a doctor, was confined to the house. I was in the sixth grade" (para 14).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"...When the Taliban entered Kabul, they banned women from working and girls from studying. I [Marjan, Afghan narrator], who once dreamed of becoming a doctor, was confined to the house. I was in the sixth grade" (para 14).
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1
"There is a saying in Pashto (language) [language of the Pashtun tribe living in southeast of Afghanistan]: A woman’s place is either inside the house or in the grave. But this is not merely a simple proverb, it is rather a law that dictates the social role of women among the Pashtun people. It means that a woman has no place outside the walls of her house. She has no right to study and no right to work. Deprived of these fundamental rights, women remain far removed from any kind of participation in society. The confines of their home become their whole world, and, in that small space, they continue...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1
"There is a saying in Pashto (language) [language of the Pashtun tribe living in southeast of Afghanistan]: A woman’s place is either inside the house or in the grave. But this is not merely a simple proverb, it is rather a law that dictates the social role of women among the Pashtun people. It means that a woman has no place outside the walls of her house. She has no right to study and no right to work. Deprived of these fundamental rights, women remain far removed from any kind of participation in society. The confines of their home become their whole world, and, in that small space, they continue...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Taliban, who returned to power in 2021, have been accused of enforcing a system of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Women returning to the country must live with oppressive laws that ban them from showing their faces, speaking or appearing in public, as well as being excluded from most jobs and education. Anyone caught breaking these rules faces public flogging" (para 3). "...Under Taliban policy, most single women are barred from receiving land, travelling alone to their home province, or accessing employment" (para 11). "Sahar [40-year-old Afghan woman with five children] says her options in Afghanistan are bleak. She has an elderly mother in Baghlan, but no home, no job...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Taliban, who returned to power in 2021, have been accused of enforcing a system of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Women returning to the country must live with oppressive laws that ban them from showing their faces, speaking or appearing in public, as well as being excluded from most jobs and education. Anyone caught breaking these rules faces public flogging" (para 3). "...Under Taliban policy, most single women are barred from receiving land, travelling alone to their home province, or accessing employment" (para 11). "Sahar [40-year-old Afghan woman with five children] says her options in Afghanistan are bleak. She has an elderly mother in Baghlan, but no home, no job...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2, AFE-LAW-1
"The Taliban, who returned to power in 2021, have been accused of enforcing a system of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Women returning to the country must live with oppressive laws that ban them from showing their faces, speaking or appearing in public, as well as being excluded from most jobs and education. Anyone caught breaking these rules faces public flogging" (para 3).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2, AFE-LAW-1
"The Taliban, who returned to power in 2021, have been accused of enforcing a system of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Women returning to the country must live with oppressive laws that ban them from showing their faces, speaking or appearing in public, as well as being excluded from most jobs and education. Anyone caught breaking these rules faces public flogging" (para 3).
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban, who returned to power in 2021, have been accused of enforcing a system of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Women returning to the country must live with oppressive laws that ban them from showing their faces, speaking or appearing in public, as well as being excluded from most jobs and education. Anyone caught breaking these rules faces public flogging" (para 3). "Returning to Afghanistan without a male guardian puts women in direct conflict with Taliban law, which prohibits women from travelling alone. Many of those returned from Iran find themselves stranded at the border, unable to continue their journey" (para 7). "...Under Taliban policy, most single women are barred...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban, who returned to power in 2021, have been accused of enforcing a system of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Women returning to the country must live with oppressive laws that ban them from showing their faces, speaking or appearing in public, as well as being excluded from most jobs and education. Anyone caught breaking these rules faces public flogging" (para 3). "Returning to Afghanistan without a male guardian puts women in direct conflict with Taliban law, which prohibits women from travelling alone. Many of those returned from Iran find themselves stranded at the border, unable to continue their journey" (para 7). "...Under Taliban policy, most single women are barred...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban says it offers short-term shelter and transport assistance to women deported without a mahram (an adult male who can accompany her on a journey). But many returnees say they received no such help. Under Taliban policy, most single women are barred from receiving land, travelling alone to their home province, or accessing employment" (para 11). "In the buses taking deportees from detention to the Afghanistan borders, women also say they are subjected to verbal abuse, bribes demanded for basic services and no air conditioning in extreme heat. 'They said it’s a waste for you Afghans. My child cried from the heat, but the driver laughed and mocked us,'...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban says it offers short-term shelter and transport assistance to women deported without a mahram (an adult male who can accompany her on a journey). But many returnees say they received no such help. Under Taliban policy, most single women are barred from receiving land, travelling alone to their home province, or accessing employment" (para 11). "In the buses taking deportees from detention to the Afghanistan borders, women also say they are subjected to verbal abuse, bribes demanded for basic services and no air conditioning in extreme heat. 'They said it’s a waste for you Afghans. My child cried from the heat, but the driver laughed and mocked us,'...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2
"They have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2
"They have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4).
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"They [The Taliban] have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4). "The ministry, which serves as the Taliban’s morality police, is also enforcing hijab and mahram requirements when women visit public places, offices and education institutes through checkpoints and inspections" (para 10) "This [Islamic government in power in Afghanistan] means enforcing rules for the hijab, male...more
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"They [The Taliban] have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4). "The ministry, which serves as the Taliban’s morality police, is also enforcing hijab and mahram requirements when women visit public places, offices and education institutes through checkpoints and inspections" (para 10) "This [Islamic government in power in Afghanistan] means enforcing rules for the hijab, male...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday" (para1). "The Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade as part of harsh measures they imposed after taking power in 2021, despite initially promising more moderate rule" (para 3). "In its latest quarterly report, covering October to December last year, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said the Taliban are cracking down on Afghan women who are single or don’t have a male guardian, or mahram,...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday" (para1). "The Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade as part of harsh measures they imposed after taking power in 2021, despite initially promising more moderate rule" (para 3). "In its latest quarterly report, covering October to December last year, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said the Taliban are cracking down on Afghan women who are single or don’t have a male guardian, or mahram,...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In one incident, officials from the Vice and Virtue Ministry [Taliban's Order to enforce Sharia Law] advised a woman to get married if she wanted to keep her job at a health care facility, saying it was inappropriate for an unwed woman to work, it said" (para 2). "This [Islamic government in power in Afghanistan] means enforcing rules for the hijab, male guardianship and gender segregation for women in education and employment, he [The Taliban’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid] said" (para 15).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In one incident, officials from the Vice and Virtue Ministry [Taliban's Order to enforce Sharia Law] advised a woman to get married if she wanted to keep her job at a health care facility, saying it was inappropriate for an unwed woman to work, it said" (para 2). "This [Islamic government in power in Afghanistan] means enforcing rules for the hijab, male guardianship and gender segregation for women in education and employment, he [The Taliban’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid] said" (para 15).
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"They [The Taliban] have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4). "In Paktia province [in Afghanistan], the Vice and Virtue Ministry has stopped women without mahrams [male companion related by blood or marriage] from accessing health facilities since December. It visits health facilities in the province to ensure compliance" (para 9). This information shows with the...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"They [The Taliban] have also shut down beauty parlors and started enforcing a dress code, arresting women who don’t comply with their interpretation of hijab, or Islamic headscarf. In May 2022, the Taliban issued a decree calling for women to only show their eyes and recommending they wear the head-to-toe burqa, similar to restrictions during the Taliban’s previous rule between 1996 and 2001" (para 4). "In Paktia province [in Afghanistan], the Vice and Virtue Ministry has stopped women without mahrams [male companion related by blood or marriage] from accessing health facilities since December. It visits health facilities in the province to ensure compliance" (para 9). This information shows with the...more
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"The Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade as part of harsh measures they imposed after taking power in 2021, despite initially promising more moderate rule" (para 3). "This [Islamic government in power in Afghanistan] means enforcing rules for the hijab, male guardianship and gender segregation for women in education and employment, he [The Taliban’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid] said" (para 15).
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"The Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade as part of harsh measures they imposed after taking power in 2021, despite initially promising more moderate rule" (para 3). "This [Islamic government in power in Afghanistan] means enforcing rules for the hijab, male guardianship and gender segregation for women in education and employment, he [The Taliban’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid] said" (para 15).
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Women have also been arrested for buying contraceptives, which the Taliban have not officially banned" (para 12).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Women have also been arrested for buying contraceptives, which the Taliban have not officially banned" (para 12).
Nov. 4, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-LAW-1
"The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday" (para1). "In Paktia province, the Vice and Virtue Ministry has stopped women without mahrams from accessing health facilities since December. It visits health facilities in the province to ensure compliance" (para 9).
Variables: DACH-LAW-1
"The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday" (para1). "In Paktia province, the Vice and Virtue Ministry has stopped women without mahrams from accessing health facilities since December. It visits health facilities in the province to ensure compliance" (para 9).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Afghanistan's laws permit abortion when required to save the mother's life.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Afghanistan's laws permit abortion when required to save the mother's life.
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"...In Afghanistan, it was reported this week that a six-year-old girl had been forced to marry a 45-year-old man...before the Taliban stepped in and arrested the father and the bridegroom. Local media reported that the Taliban had said the latter needed to wait until she was nine" (para 41-42).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"...In Afghanistan, it was reported this week that a six-year-old girl had been forced to marry a 45-year-old man...before the Taliban stepped in and arrested the father and the bridegroom. Local media reported that the Taliban had said the latter needed to wait until she was nine" (para 41-42).
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UN Women reported last year that there had been a 25 per cent rise in child marriages in Afghanistan since the Taliban banned girls' education in 2021. They also said there has been a 45 per cent increase in child bearing across the country" (para 43).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UN Women reported last year that there had been a 25 per cent rise in child marriages in Afghanistan since the Taliban banned girls' education in 2021. They also said there has been a 45 per cent increase in child bearing across the country" (para 43).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"HADID [NPR reporter]: This week, Faezeh [Afghan midwive interviewed by NPR] says, she got word that a woman and her baby died in childbirth in that district. Her area was snowed in. She couldn't get to a regional hospital. Other women reach hospitals when it's too late. HADID: Midwife Karima tells NPR that one woman lost so much blood that she died on the way to the hospital where she works. HADID: Another woman, Fatima, tells NPR she encountered a woman who arrived with a baby stuck in her birth canal at the hospital where she works. She encountered another woman whose baby's legs had emerged, but the head was...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"HADID [NPR reporter]: This week, Faezeh [Afghan midwive interviewed by NPR] says, she got word that a woman and her baby died in childbirth in that district. Her area was snowed in. She couldn't get to a regional hospital. Other women reach hospitals when it's too late. HADID: Midwife Karima tells NPR that one woman lost so much blood that she died on the way to the hospital where she works. HADID: Another woman, Fatima, tells NPR she encountered a woman who arrived with a baby stuck in her birth canal at the hospital where she works. She encountered another woman whose baby's legs had emerged, but the head was...more
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"HADID[NPR reporter]: She [Fatima} says health care in Afghanistan has always been tenuous, especially for women. She says it became worse after the Taliban seized power over three years ago. The group has banned women and girls from studying after the sixth grade. There's no new nurses, midwives or health care workers. So losing U.S. aid was a cruel blow" (para 7).
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"HADID[NPR reporter]: She [Fatima} says health care in Afghanistan has always been tenuous, especially for women. She says it became worse after the Taliban seized power over three years ago. The group has banned women and girls from studying after the sixth grade. There's no new nurses, midwives or health care workers. So losing U.S. aid was a cruel blow" (para 7).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"HADID [NPR reporter]: Another woman, Fatima [Afghan midwive interviewed by NPR], tells NPR she encountered a woman who arrived with a baby stuck in her birth canal at the hospital where she works. She encountered another woman whose baby's legs had emerged, but the head was stuck inside...both those babies died" (para 4). This information shows the presence of maternal care, though insifficient (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"HADID [NPR reporter]: Another woman, Fatima [Afghan midwive interviewed by NPR], tells NPR she encountered a woman who arrived with a baby stuck in her birth canal at the hospital where she works. She encountered another woman whose baby's legs had emerged, but the head was stuck inside...both those babies died" (para 4). This information shows the presence of maternal care, though insifficient (MR-CODER COMMENT).