They were journalists. Now these Afghan women are making embroidery to survive
By Laila Yousufy Until August 15, Salima Muradi was a journalist, working for a radio station in the Afghan capital,...
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Weeks ago a teenager pleaded to the Taliban to open schools for girls. The group confirmed the schools in Herat can be opened from today
By Maryam Mursal When the Taliban celebrated the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday in the western city of Herat on October 21,...
Women’s rights activist shot dead in northern Afghanistan
By Zahra Nader and Amie Ferris-Rotman A 29-year-old activist and university lecturer, Frozan Safi, has been killed in northern Afghanistan,...
Protesting against the Taliban: A girl has set up a tailoring training center for women in Kabul
By Laila Yousufi Fifty days into the Taliban’s rule, a former financial manager, Bahar Ahmadi, used up her last savings...
Sixteen women protested in Kabul. One hundred Taliban fighters encircled them
By Kobra Nader On Saturday morning in the Afghan capital, a group of women gathered in front of the Cure...
Widow of a police officer: “I decided to sell my daughters to avoid starvation”
By Maryam Mursal In early June, when the Taliban captured the Tolak district of Afghanistan’s central Ghor province, Najiba lost...
A female volleyball player died a week before the Taliban came to power. Her parents are searching for answers
By Zahra Nader In late July, Mahjabin Hakimi received some good news: her special immigrant visa for the United States...
‘We Must Stay Strong’
By Sakina Rezvani This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project. Kabul is not safe for girls...
This 22-year-old was weeks away from graduating university. Then the Taliban came.
By Laila Yousufy On Sunday, August 15, final-year university student Gulbakht Nikzad gathered in a classroom with her classmates to...
‘I Want to Continue My Education’
By Nafiza This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project. One day before the fall of Kabul, I...
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