The story of a sixth grade girl: ‘The Taliban took my future away from me’
I wake up to the sound of my parents’ laughter. Along with my two sisters, I leave our room and walk toward the living room. Like every morning, my mother lovingly spreads out her flower-patterned…
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Reports
‘Her face was beaten in’: how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being killed
This report has been published in partnership with the Guardian. In a voice message recorded weeks before she died, Liza Shams, 33, asks a relative to pray for her. “There’s no…
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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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Rifles alone won’t save Afghanistan; the resistance needs a political vision
Afghanistan’s current crisis and five years of Taliban rule have kept our people suspended in a deep predicament. Fronts have formed to fight against the existing tyranny and have taken…
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Interviews
Abarzanan: Rada Akbar’s artistic tribute to the resistance of Afghan women
Rada Akbar is one of the most distinguished figures in contemporary art. The prominent Afghan visual artist, photographer, and cultural activist turns art into a tool for storytelling, awareness, and…
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Narrative
The weight of life on the shoulders of a female cleaner
This narrative has been published in partnership with the Guardian. My name is Leilma*. I am 33 years old. I am the mother of four children: three daughters and one son.…
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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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