{"id":32547,"date":"2025-03-12T19:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/?page_id=32547"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:51:57","slug":"home-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"En Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; enable_bottom_ribon=&#8221;yes&#8221; vc_row_background=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747143737860{margin-top: -30px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JvH_1620_04482_9453.jpg?id=28356) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;rukhshana_hero_section&#8221; bottom_ribon_bg=&#8221;28479&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;350&#8243; el_class=&#8221;rukhshana_empty_space&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Giving a voice to the women of Afghanistan&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:42|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Noto%20Serif%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747144230175{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Frukhshana.com%2Fen%2Fabout-rukhshana|title:About%20Rukhshana%20Media&#8221; el_class=&#8221;rukhshana_hero_section_slogan&#8221;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-angles-down&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747145082241{padding-bottom: 48px !important;}&#8221; custom_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF82&#8243; el_id=&#8221;heading-scroll-down&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Photo by Joel van Houdt&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23FFFFFF6B&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_id=&#8221;heading-img-source&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; vc_row_background=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747143622147{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;our-work&#8221;][vc_column]<div  class=\"jeg_postblock_1 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_2o3 jnews_module__0_6ad74179e50bc   custom_no_readmore\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__0_6ad74179e50bc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_5 jeg_subcat_right\">\n                     <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>Our Work<\/span><\/h3>\n                     \n                 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_block_container jeg_load_more_flag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_posts row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_1 col-sm-6 format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/please-observe-the-hijab-the-taliban-wall-signs-sowing-fear-in-kabul\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: \u2018Please observe the hijab\u2019: The Taliban wall signs sowing fear in Kabul\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-500 \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"180\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-jnews-360x180 size-jnews-360x180 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Please observe the hijab\u2019: The Taliban wall signs sowing fear in Kabul\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-360x180.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-360x180.webp 360w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-1536x768.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-2048x1024.webp 2048w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-750x375.webp 750w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/6-scaled-1-1140x570.webp 1140w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/category\/featured-en\/\" class=\"category-featured-en\">Featured<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 property=\"headline\" class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/please-observe-the-hijab-the-taliban-wall-signs-sowing-fear-in-kabul\/\">\u2018Please observe the hijab\u2019: The Taliban wall signs sowing fear in Kabul<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/please-observe-the-hijab-the-taliban-wall-signs-sowing-fear-in-kabul\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 15, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the entrance to the Malalai Hospital for women and children in Kabul, a message painted on a wall reads: \u201cSister, please observe the hijab.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/please-observe-the-hijab-the-taliban-wall-signs-sowing-fear-in-kabul\/\" class=\"jeg_readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Details<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postsmall col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/meet-nasiba-daytabar-the-afghan-woman-who-rose-from-poverty-to-run-for-parliament-in-sweden\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: \u00a0\u00a0Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy custom-size size-715 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u00a0\u00a0Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-6.jpg-300x167.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-6.jpg-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-6.jpg-1024x571.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-6.jpg-768x428.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-6.jpg-1536x857.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-6.jpg-2048x1142.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/meet-nasiba-daytabar-the-afghan-woman-who-rose-from-poverty-to-run-for-parliament-in-sweden\/\">\u00a0\u00a0Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/meet-nasiba-daytabar-the-afghan-woman-who-rose-from-poverty-to-run-for-parliament-in-sweden\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 9, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/a-secret-address-and-strict-timeslots-how-one-afghan-beautician-operates-under-the-talibans-radar\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: A secret address and strict timeslots &#8212; how one Afghan beautician operates under the Taliban\u2019s radar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy custom-size size-715 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"A secret address and strict timeslots &#8212; how one Afghan beautician operates under the Taliban\u2019s radar\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-1503017181_custom-d2484e6e42b0a2aca574a19c7a48153ca0164f2d-300x200.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-1503017181_custom-d2484e6e42b0a2aca574a19c7a48153ca0164f2d-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-1503017181_custom-d2484e6e42b0a2aca574a19c7a48153ca0164f2d-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-1503017181_custom-d2484e6e42b0a2aca574a19c7a48153ca0164f2d-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-1503017181_custom-d2484e6e42b0a2aca574a19c7a48153ca0164f2d-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-1503017181_custom-d2484e6e42b0a2aca574a19c7a48153ca0164f2d-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/a-secret-address-and-strict-timeslots-how-one-afghan-beautician-operates-under-the-talibans-radar\/\">A secret address and strict timeslots &#8212; how one Afghan beautician operates under the Taliban\u2019s radar<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/a-secret-address-and-strict-timeslots-how-one-afghan-beautician-operates-under-the-talibans-radar\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 8, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/afghanistans-female-teachers-put-up-with-low-pay-to-defy-taliban\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Afghanistan\u2019s female teachers put up with low pay to defy Taliban\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy custom-size size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Afghanistan\u2019s female teachers put up with low pay to defy Taliban\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/web-1-5-300x150.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/web-1-5-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/web-1-5-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/web-1-5-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/web-1-5.webp 1140w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/web-1-5-360x180.webp 360w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/afghanistans-female-teachers-put-up-with-low-pay-to-defy-taliban\/\">Afghanistan\u2019s female teachers put up with low pay to defy Taliban\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/afghanistans-female-teachers-put-up-with-low-pay-to-defy-taliban\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 5, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-detain-female-poet-in-takhar-for-writing-protest-poetry\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Taliban detain female poet in Takhar for writing protest poetry\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy custom-size size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Taliban detain female poet in Takhar for writing protest poetry\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-13.jpg-300x169.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-13.jpg-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-13.jpg-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-13.jpg-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-13.jpg-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PMS-13.jpg-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-detain-female-poet-in-takhar-for-writing-protest-poetry\/\">Taliban detain female poet in Takhar for writing protest poetry\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-detain-female-poet-in-takhar-for-writing-protest-poetry\/\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 3, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_sm format-standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-judge-jails-mother-with-baby-after-she-asks-to-divorce-violent-husband\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Taliban judge jails mother with baby after she asks to divorce violent husband\u202f\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy custom-size size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Taliban judge jails mother with baby after she asks to divorce violent husband\u202f\u00a0\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RM0-Woman-300x158.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RM0-Woman-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RM0-Woman-1024x540.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RM0-Woman-768x405.webp 768w, https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RM0-Woman.webp 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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a\u00a0Kabul\u00a0school\u00a0blast\u00a0\u2013 why do we know so little?\u00a0<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>Two weeks ago,\u00a0a\u00a0large\u00a0explosion tore through a school in Kabul, injuring more than 50 children, but the tragedy has attracted remarkably\u00a0little\u00a0attention.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/opinion-dozens-of-children-were-hurt-in-a-kabul-school-blast-why-do-we-know-so-little\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 3, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a 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https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/flogging-Taliban-120x86.webp 120w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_category\">\n                            <span><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/category\/analysis-en\/\" class=\"category-analysis-en\">Analysis<\/a><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                        <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/eyewitness-i-saw-a-young-woman-flogged-at-a-taliban-court-the-horror-still-haunts-me\/\">Eyewitness: I saw a young woman flogged at a Taliban court, the horror still haunts me<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>A heavy silence hung over the court\u2019s packed meeting hall. In the middle, a petite woman in her early 20s knelt on the floor in front of the judges. Her hands were tied and she was trembling.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/eyewitness-i-saw-a-young-woman-flogged-at-a-taliban-court-the-horror-still-haunts-me\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> August 28, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/taliban-oppression-must-not-become-the-new-normal-for-afghanistan-german-mep-warns-ahead-of-anniversary\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Taliban oppression must not become the \u2018new normal\u2019 for Afghanistan, German MEP warns ahead of anniversary\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" 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href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/meet-nasiba-daytabar-the-afghan-woman-who-rose-from-poverty-to-run-for-parliament-in-sweden\/\">\u00a0\u00a0Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden\u00a0<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and marry her off \u2013 education in his view was wasted on girls.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rukhshana.com\/en\/meet-nasiba-daytabar-the-afghan-woman-who-rose-from-poverty-to-run-for-parliament-in-sweden\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 9, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n          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