A father wants to sell his kidney so his daughter can go to university
On May first, Shukria Rezayi* checked her email account nervously. After weeks of waiting, she had almost given up hope....
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Why a Bamyan woman must work harder than men to get her children get an education
A cold spring wind is blowing on a cloudy day in Dar-e-Ali (Ali Valley) in Bamyan’s Yakawlang district. It is...
For Afghan widows, the wounds of war may never heal
Twenty years of the Taliban war have left many victims; not only soldiers killed on the battlefield but their wives...
Badghis radio station teaches high school lessons over the airwaves
In Badghis province, a group of girls gather around a radio. It’s three o’clock on a Saturday afternoon and they...
‘We fought for 20 years against the infidels for your hijab’: Journal of an encounter with the morality police in a Kabul cafe
I entered the cafe in Pol-e-Sorkh around noon. It’s one of the relatively new buildings in Kabul’s district three, or...
Art as resistance: The Herati graphic artist who uses beauty to defy the Taliban
A woman dressed in a light blue, flower-embroidered dress stands in the center of the picture, gripping the sun in...
Don’t give up without fighting!
I know how heavy these days and even seconds are on your shoulders. I know that your deep blue heart...
Letter To My Daughter: My bones are on fire for what’s happened to you
My daughter! You are still small and you do not know what the fall of the government has brought upon...
Female entrepreneurs suffer slow business decline after the Taliban-imposed women’s only market in Balkh fails to attract customers
As the sun rises, Nahid*, a 26-year-old cosmetics vendor in the Khadijatul Kobra Market, begins her daily routine. Ahead of...
Letter To My Daughter: Let’s look for the light in the heart of darkness
“I have not yet become a mother to understand the pain of having a daughter in these times; But as...
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