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What I Learned as a Health Care Reporter in Afghanistan

29/09/202115/06/2022

YEARS BEFORE BECOMING a journalist, I learned about Afghanistan as a child growing up in Mumbai. Afghanistan holds a significant place in Indian history and mythology, and in school, I learned about places like the ancient region of Gandhara — located […]

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Afghan Doctors Cultivate a Grim Specialty: War Wounds in Babies – Undark

22/06/202002/07/2020

Kabul’s pediatric surgeons face a perverse challenge in determining the best way to treat newborns for war wounds.

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Domestic abuse: ‘Women in Herat may survive coronavirus but not lockdown’ – The Guardian

21/04/202026/05/2020

Every morning Marzia Akbari, a 25-year-old psychologist from the western Afghan city of Herat, wakes up, picks up her phone and starts calling women. Most calls go unanswered. Since Herat was put in lockdown two weeks ago, Akbari’s work as […]

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The founder of Kabul’s first yoga centre on the challenges and blessings

19/02/201831/10/2018

We speak to Fakhria Momtaz, the founder of Kabul’s first yoga centre, about the challenges and criticism she has faced, as well as the support she has received

#Afghanistan#Archive#Mental Health#Women

Afghan victim of domestic violence fights for asylum in U.S.

20/09/201723/04/2018

‘I got so used to it that I forgot that it hurts; that it’s not normal’

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‘Oh god please let me die’: treating women who have set themselves on fire in Afghanistan

26/06/201723/04/2018

The self-immolation cases seen at the country’s only burns unit are a symptom of a bigger problem in the country, where violence against women is rife

#Afghanistan#Archive#Kabul#Mental Health

Afghanistan’s capital is being painted in rainbow colours to improve mental health

18/06/201723/04/2018

The Kabul authorities are painting houses bright colours in order to give a new lease of life to the area – and improve residents’ mental health

#Afghanistan#Archive#Conflict#Kabul Police#Mental Health

The Secret Suffering of Afghanistan’s Police Force

02/12/201620/06/2017

“I watched my friends and colleagues die; I’ve been injured several times, but instead of being rewarded, I have been labeled as crazy.”

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