Turning homes into secret schools: Afghan women defy Taliban threats and depression to teach and to learn
It’s 10.00am in the morning and a group of girls is gathering in a home in the center of Herat...
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Taliban blamed as speculation swirls around murder of popular YouTuber in Afghanistan
Women’s rights activists in Afghanistan are accusing the Taliban of murdering a young Afghan YouTuber Hora Sadat, despite the Taliban’s...
Not just the political system, the very fabric of Afghanistan collapsed: a personal account of the Taliban takeover
I started an internship with a journalism classmate at one of Herat’s TV stations in August 2021. We had barely...
Afghan women’s resistance increases in face of Taliban restrictions and suppression
While these protests have faced sometimes violent suppression and high risk to personal safety, women and girls have continued to...
Afghan women’s struggle is not only against the Taliban, but also with each other
In the history of human societies, there has been oppression of women. But none so systemic with their complete exclusion...
Two years of women standing up to the Taliban
In two years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women’s freedoms have been systematically removed, excluding them from almost all sectors...
Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police
Shima Forugh* was in 10th grade at school when she decided she would join the Afghan army. It had been...
Women, Prison and Life: Stories of heroism despite grief
In our geography, being a woman is equivalent to suffering. A woman in every form has woven her web of...
At least 40 Afghanistan’s former prosecutors killed and wounded in the past two years
Khadija Salehi spent seven years working in Afghanistan’s Attorney-General’s Office. But the former prosecutor now lives in fear of being...
The art of protest: how Herati artists are using painting to challenge the Taliban’s restrictions
The black and white image of a girl’s face illuminates the canvas. Her eyes are filled with tears. Behind her,...
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