Taliban forces in Herat barred women, including doctors and patients, from entering the regional hospital for not wearing the ...

By bno - Kolkata Office Women in the western Afghan city of Herat are reportedly being denied access to public hospitals ...

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says each restriction "translates into delayed or denied medical care".

Women not covered from head to toe are being prevented from entering public health facilities in western Afghanistan. The ...

Sarah Chateau, MSF’s programme manager in Afghanistan, noted that even women “in need of urgent medical care” had been turned away for not wearing a burka, saying Taliban members were stationed at hos ...

Women in the western Afghan city of Herat say they're being told by Taliban officials that they must wear a burqa to access ...

KABUL, Nov 11, (Xinhua): Afghan police have broken up a robbery gang and arrested 14 members of it in Herat City, the capital ...

Herat Factories' Products Exported To Global Markets. HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Officials of the Herat Chamber of Industries and ...

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A woman in western Herat province has established a carpet-weaving workshop at her own expense, creating opportunities for professional training and income generation for more ...

A month ago, one of Afghanistan's most famous warlords vowed to defend his city from the Taliban as he called for locals to join the fight. But on Friday Ismail Khan was in the Taliban's hands as ...

The deadly explosion at prayer time severely damaged the mosque in Herat So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind an explosion at a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat that killed dozens of ...

Afghanistan's Civil Aviation Minister, Mirwais Sadiq, has been killed in the western city of Herat. State TV said Mr Sadiq died after a rocket propelled grenade hit his car. The attack followed a ...