It was a warm summer day. Sunlight softly filtered through the semi-transparent curtains into the dorm. I lay on my bed in the corner of the room and watched the shadows of trees outside gently swaying in a light breeze.
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It was a warm summer day. Sunlight softly filtered through the semi-transparent curtains into the dorm. I lay on my bed in the corner of the room and watched the shadows of trees outside gently swaying in a light breeze.
Read moreThe absence of legal or structural mechanisms to protect victims contributes to this, as well as a collective mindset that often holds the victim – especially a woman – responsible in cases of sexually-charged abuse.
The influential New York Times newspaper recently published a lengthy profile of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the head of a Taliban faction responsible for some of the most barbaric attacks on Afghan civilians.
Social media platforms like TikTok, X (formerly twitter), and Facebook, which are wildly popular among young Afghans, have become the latest battleground for the Taliban’s propaganda machine
Farzana was suffering from what she describes as a “slow death” – confined to her house without anything to look forward to – when she decided to take up painting. The 25-year-old never set out to be a painter, but she joined group classes to pass her time as an attempt to pull herself out of a deep depression.
A new religious school in Badakhshan province is raising concerns among local residents that Taliban authorities are attempting to eradicate local cultural and religious traditions.
Zahra was preparing for second semester final exams of her medical degree at Kateb University in Kabul when she was banned from continuing her studies. The Taliban had been promising for more than a year that it was going to reopen high schools to girls when it announced it was closing university to them as well.
