Farida Sial is a journalist with RFE/RL's Radio Azadi.
In 2021, the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. That changed the lives of millions, especially women and girls. Countless freedoms have been stripped, with bans on education, work, and daily activities. This video contrasts the life that Afghan women had with the harsh reality under the Taliban.
Doctors at a hospital in the Afghan city of Kandahar say they've admitted 5,500 malnourished children in the last six months alone. Nearly 3 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, RFE/RL tells the stories of survivors from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine, Kosovo, Chechnya, and Afghanistan and their personal struggles to seek justice.
In the 30 years since the first refugees from Bosnia arrived, Germany has drastically changed how it welcomes migrants and refugees. Despite the positive changes, for Bosnians who arrived in the 1990s and the newer arrivals from Afghanistan or Ukraine, the core challenges remain much the same.
