‘We fear bombs more than the Taliban,’ says Kunduz resident
The Taliban attacked the northeast Afghan city of Kunduz on Monday, taking control of the city centre and army strongholds. According to one
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Take a ride with the cyclist who brings books to isolated Afghan kids
A few months ago, we wrote an article about our Observer Saber Hosseini, a teacher who cycles out to remote villages in Afghanistan to give books to kids.
Marriage of 6-year-old girl in exchange for goat shocks Afghans
A video of a crying 6-year-old Afghan girl is being widely shared on social media in Afghanistan. Her name is Gharibgol, and she was sold
The cyclist bringing books to isolated Afghan children
In war-ravaged Afghanistan, children have little access to literature, even in big cities. So for children living in remote areas that are hard to reach in 4x4s,
Inside Kunduz: ‘The Taliban have taken my city’
In the early hours of Monday, Taliban insurgents overran Kurduz, a major city in northern Afghanistan. A local Afghan journalist spoke to
Afghan woman brutally lynched by mob in Kabul for ‘burning Koran’
A mob of men begin lynching an Afghan woman in the capital Kabul. An Afghan woman was brutally beaten to death
Kabul woman wears armour to protest sexual harassment
An Afghan artist walked through the streets of Kabul wearing metal armour in a bid to denounce sexual harassment,
From Syria to Europe: A human trafficker’s tale
One of our Observers in Turkey was able to secretly record a conversation in which a human smuggler describes his work. In the recording,
Afghan migrants offered $500 by Iran to fight for Syrian regime
Iran has been accused of recruiting and sending Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims to fight alongside the Assad regime in war-torn Syria.
Ershad Alijani 