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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from…

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Student midwives persevere amid conflict and pandemic in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis preventing students from…

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As Afghanistan grapples with surge in COVID-19 cases, one midwife shares her strength

HERAT CITY, Afghanistan – Mastura Zia, a 27-year-old midwife in Herat, does not mince words when…

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As Afghanistan grapples with surge in COVID-19 cases, one midwife shares her strength

HERAT CITY, Afghanistan – Mastura Zia, a 27-year-old midwife in Herat, does not mince words when…

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Refusing to submit to a virginity test, one bride risks death

HERAT, Afghanistan – Sahar*, 22, and Abdul Baseer*, 28, in Guzara District of Afghanistan’s Herat…

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Refusing to submit to a virginity test, one bride risks death

HERAT, Afghanistan – Sahar*, 22, and Abdul Baseer*, 28, in Guzara District of Afghanistan’s Herat…

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Elopement or kidnapping? A love story in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – When Nabila, 23, fell in love with the young man next door, their romance was…

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Elopement or kidnapping? A love story in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – When Nabila, 23, fell in love with the young man next door, their romance was…

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From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers

CHISHTI SHARIF, Herat province, Afghanistan –  At 14, she was married. By her 15th birthday,…

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From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers

CHISHTI SHARIF, Herat province, Afghanistan –  At 14, she was married. By her 15th birthday,…

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