An Afghan woman journalist’s account of fifteen terrifying days in a Pakistani refugee camp
It was midnight in late February and I was sitting behind my computer, as I did every night. One moment, I was thinking about my husband, who had been arrested by the Punjab police three…
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Reports
Waters that turned into disastrous floods in Afghanistan
In the small village of Gham Qol, everyone is frightened and distressed. A few days ago, as the wind and rain intensified, villagers anxiously looked toward the highlands, fearing that…
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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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Even breathing in nature is forbidden for women
Another unwritten rule seems to be taking hold: the quiet prohibition of women’s presence in nature. Perhaps it has long existed, and we, in trying to normalize our circumstances, failed…
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Interviews
Interview with Hajar Hussaini, Whiting Award Winner of 2026
Hajar Hussaini is an Afghan poet and translator based in the United States. In 2004, she was 13 when she returned to Kabul with her family from Iran. She lived…
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Narrative
An unfinished Master’s: The story of a young Afghan woman’s shattered dreams
Exactly three months ago, I was at work in Pakistan when my phone rang inside my bag. It was my father, a watchmaker in the Dir region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.…
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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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