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 there for a decade, creating…
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Reports
Afghans deported from Pakistan face loss, separation and war at home
Freshta, a mother of six, now lives in a tent about 12km from the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Just weeks ago, she was in Pakistan. Now, 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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Thirst and inequality: How Afghanistan’s water crisis affects women
World Water Day is one of the United Nations’ international observances dedicated to highlighting the importance of freshwater. Since 1993, it has been observed on March 22 and is designed…
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Interviews
“They beat me until I lost my child”: An Afghan woman protester’s story of defiance
After the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghan women were among the first to take to the streets in protest demanding the right to work and education. Hamasa, who…
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Narrative
A return to Insecurity after forced deportation
Pakistani police raided our house in Islamabad at 11 a.m. on February 7. It was the second time they had come for us. The first time was three days earlier…
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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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