Noshaba Ashna

Afghanistan third worst in world for press freedom

Taliban media restrictions and censorship are increasing, journalists and media analysts say

In Afghanistan, Some Female Journalists Find Ways to Stay on Air

With women being pushed out of public life in Afghanistan, brave female reporters remain committed to finding ways to keep reporting. For VOA, Noshaba Ashna has the story, narrated by Shaista Sadat Lami. Roshan Noorzai contributed.

Taliban Bar Women from Pursuing Certain University Subjects

Young girls say they were not given the option to choose specific subjects in the national university entrance exam

Afghan Women Protest After School Bombing

Inspired by protests in neighboring Iran, women in Afghanistan took to the streets after a suicide bombing at an education center in Kabul killed dozens of people, most of them school girls. Nazrana Ghaffar Yousufzai reports.

Afghan Baby Accidentally Sent to Norway During Evacuation Thriving in US

Two-and-a-half-year-old Farzad, who was separated from his family for more than 40 days during his family's evacuation from Kabul, is now going to kindergarten

War Drives Thousands of Afghan Refugees Out of Ukraine

War has forced more than 3 million people out of Ukraine, the largest mass migration in Europe since World War II

'Our Values Were Trampled,’ Afghan Journalist Says 

For years, the Anwari sisters reported from Kandahar, but the return of Taliban rule meant uprooting their lives

The Inside Story - Afghanistan and the Taliban - Episode 27

Afghan Commander Relocated to US Hopes to Reunite His Family

Abdul Kabir Salarzai is hoping to be reunited with his family in the United States, after being evacuated from eastern Afghanistan, where he worked as a local anti-Taliban commander. He left the area with only part of his family after Kabul fell to the Taliban.

Afghan Family Adjusts to Life in US Without Their Mother

In August, Jan Mohammad Saber, a former local United Nations employee in Afghanistan, and his five children were evacuated from the country, but his wife was left behind. The children are now trying to adjust to their life in the U.S. without their mother. VOA’s Noshaba Ashna reports from Atlanta, Georgia.

Afghan Refugees in Albania Start Temporary Classes for Their Children

Afghan refugees in Albanian have set up a makeshift school so that their children can continue their education. Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan this past August, thousands of Afghans were evacuated to Albania and are awaiting relocation to a third nation. Noshaba Ashna reports

Child Lost During Afghanistan Evacuation Reunites With Mother in US

Eighteen-month-old Farzad went on quite a long journey after being separated from his parents

Afghan Woman Shot in Face Turns to Public Speaking to Combat Domestic Violence

About 52 percent of women in Afghanistan have experienced violence in their homes, according to the World Health Organization. VOA’s Noshaba Ashna has the story of an Afghan woman who was disfigured by her husband but moved on to a better life and to advocate for women’s right

Young Afghan Girl Has Lived in Prison All Her Life

Eleven years ago a little girl named Mina was born in an Afghan prison and to this day, she has never seen the outside world. The child, who lives with her mother in the Nangarhar Prison in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, is curious to see what life is like outside the prison's four walls. VOA reporter Zabihullah Ghazi talked to the girl and her mother at the Nangarhar Prison.

Afghan Mother Who Lost Multiple Sons to IS Fears for Remaining Sons

Home targeted, family members tell VOA, because sons were affiliated with Afghan Local Police – a local resident force set up by the government to help protect villages from insurgents

Media Group: Taliban Torched Women-run Media in Kunduz

Heavy fighting raged near Kunduz City Airport Tuesday as government forces, backed by US airstrikes, engaged in a counteroffensive to take back the city