Afghanistan has lost more than 80 percent of its female media workforce. How much longer can the rest last?
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Rukhshana Media spoke with journalists about their experience of working under Taliban...
Reports
The unraveling of the life of a policewoman under Taliban rule
Roya* sits on a faded yellow blanket in a small room in her rundown rental house in Kabul. Her voice...
Degradation and Dehumanization: Roqia Saee’s psychological injuries under Taliban detention
Ms Saee fought hard for her rights that were being systematically dismantled under Taliban rule. She’d witnessed in horror as...
Chickenpox infections spread in Bamyan on back of limited healthcare and no access to vaccine
“When the red spots appeared on my child's skin, I thought it was a simple and passing sensitivity, and that...
Famous for her poetry and skateboarding videos, Afghanistan’s eight-year-old ‘Spring Girl’ mulls what her future holds under Taliban rule
The eight-year-old’s fame has grown from videos on social media of her odd pairing of talents - poetry and skateboarding,...
Afghan women capitalize on enforced confinement and online study to forge opportunities for international education
Zahra* is the kind of woman the Taliban had hoped to eradicate. Despite Taliban decrees cutting her off from any...
The empty table of Iftar: A family barely surviving on bread and tea
“The children have grown. They understand everything. I spend the whole day thinking about what to serve them for Iftar,”...
Taliban broadcasts explainer on ‘retribution’ punishments after supreme leader declares women to be stoned to death
The Taliban has doubled down on its commitment to enforce brutal punishments, including stoning women to death for adultery, with...
‘Our hands are empty, but our will is strong’: Women who survived the first Taliban regime inspire the next generation with a secret school
Monira was only nine years old when the Taliban first took control of Afghanistan in the 1990s. Back then, as...
Afghan girls grapple with crushing despair as their third Nawruz passes without hope of an education
Basira’s* dreams were beyond the stars - literally. She wanted to be an astronaut. But she’s only graduated from the...
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