Domestic violence is now legal in Afghanistan
“It is impossible for women to get any justice for an assault that happens to them.” Taliban leaders in Afghanistan have published a new penal code, which will legalise acts of physical punishment against women. It comes after Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Supreme Leader of the Islamist extreme group, signed a 90-page criminal code which outlines […]
6 months ago
Baby boy lost in Afghan airport finally reunited with his family
Baby Sohali was just two months old when he got separated from his parents. A baby boy who got separated from his family at Kabul Airport in August 2021 has finally been reunited with his family. According to The Guardian, the boy’s father, Mirza Ali Ahmadi, handed baby Sohali to who he believed was an American […]
4 years ago
5-year-old Afghan refugee dies in Poland after eating mushrooms
His sister and brother were also hospitalised. A five-year-old boy who was recently evacuated from Kabul has tragically died in Poland after eating poisonous mushrooms. Several family members also ate the mushrooms, with the boy’s six-year-old brother now in critical condition at the Children’s Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw. The boys and their 17-year-old sister were […]
5 years ago
Baby girl born on Afghan evacuation flight to Birmingham
The mum-of-three was on an evacuation flight to Birmingham. An Afghan mum has given birth to a baby girl on an evacuation flight. 26-year-old Soman Noori was fleeing Afghanistan on a flight to Birmingham, England when she went into labour. The new mum gave birth to her daughter Havva at 30,000 feet, just above Kuwait. […]
5 years ago
“Unexpectedly high” number of babies passed to troops in Afghanistan
“It’s so sad to see all this ongoing human suffering.” It is believed an “unexpectedly high number” of babies have been passed to troops in Kabul since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan. People have been desperately trying to flee Kabul and the scenes from the airport are completely harrowing. Parents have been handing […]
5 years ago
Afghan woman gives birth on evacuation flight to Germany
“The baby girl and mother were transported to a nearby medical facility and are in good condition.” An Afghan woman has given birth on a US Air Force C-17 plane from the Middle East to the Ramstein Air Base in Germany which is currently being used as a transit post for Afghan refugees. The US military’s […]
5 years ago