This hip hop singer knew the Taliban would not tolerate her music. But no country stepped in to rescue her
By Arezo Rahimi The Taliban had ruled Kabul for four days when Manizha Talash, 18, the only female member of...
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“I will continue teaching for as long as I am alive”: one Afghan school teacher’s promise to her students
By Kobra Nader The Taliban have allowed teenage girls back to school in some parts of Afghanistan, but for mathematics...
Once a thriving business for women, Afghan beauty salons lose their shine
By Laila Yousufy It was one of the earliest signs of the Taliban’s return to power: the whitewashing of women’s...
In western Afghanistan, the director of a women’s prison goes missing
By Maryam Mursal Two weeks ago, Major Alia Arefi, the 45-year-old director of the women’s prison in Herat in western...
A Teacher: “My brother and the Taliban forced me to stay at home
By Maryam Mursal Monisa Rezaee, 35, has taught literacy for the past 15 years. But last week she lost her...
Mosque attack: The bodies of some victims put in mass graves
By Hawa Mahmoodi At 1 pm on October 8, when worshipers gathered for Friday prayer, an explosion took place inside...
A woman athlete: “Now, the medals I won are the cause of my suffering”
By Hawa Mahmoodi Martial arts teacher Shafiqa Sadat Mohseni was coaching her students at her small club in the west...
A high school student set her school certificates on fire
By Arzoo Hakimi When Aybak city, the capital of central Samangan province, fell to the Taliban on the 9th of...
Life of Fear Replaces Life of Dreams After Taliban Takeover
By Laila This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project. I had no experience living under the Taliban. ...
‘I Went Out and Shouted for Freedom’
By Nil This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project. Four years ago, on one of the hottest...
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