Afghan women told to ‘go home’ after de facto ban on male doctors treating them
This report has been published in partnership with the Guardian. Farida*, 37, woke up in excruciating pain one night with a toothache. Over the next few days, the pain intensified. “My teeth had been ruined for…
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Reports
‘We accept humiliation for a crust of bread’: The exploitation of women teachers in Afghanistan’s private schools
Tabassum, 35, teaches at a private school in northern Afghanistan. Every day, she walks for about half an hour to get to work. Classes begin at 8 a.m., but she…
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Afghan women: The largest imprisoned population in the world
This year marks the fourth International Women’s Day in which the Taliban have imprisoned Afghan women and girls inside their…
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Thousands of Hazara and Shia families face forced displacement by the Taliban
Hazaras and Shias, who make up a significant share of Afghanistan’s population, have faced systematic discrimination, forced displacement, and the seizure of their land and property under Taliban rule, and…
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Interviews
Will women’s sports return to Afghanistan?
In 2018, Samira Asghari became the first representative from Afghanistan to join the International Olympic Committee. She has a background in basketball and football and has captained Afghanistan’s national team.…
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Narrative
‘What do I do with so many daughters?’: the Afghan women made to feel a burden after the Taliban takeover
I stood on the roof of our house looking toward the provincial governor’s office and watched the flags change on the day the Taliban took Badakhshan. When I came down…
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Arts & Culture
A life as wide as the courtyard: A review of ‘Let Me Write to You’
The story Let Me Write to You by Nahid Mehregan takes place in the city of Herat during the first Taliban rule. The novel narrates the lives of several women…
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