When ‘feminism’ defends the Taliban

Cheryl Benard’s recent commentary on the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan refugees has outraged many Afghans. She argues that Afghanistan is not perfect, not “the Riviera,” but “improved,” “stabilized,” and most importantly, safe enough for 8,000 Afghan…

When ‘feminism’ defends the Taliban

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 homes. Since the Taliban emerged as an Islamist armed group in 1994, they became notorious for their anti-women policies. During…

Afghan women: The largest imprisoned population in the world

Reports

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In late March, Khatira*, a 23-year-old woman in her ninth month of pregnancy, died alongside her unborn child in the Afghan village of Gharibabad, Herat province — simply because there was no clinic left to help her.  The local health…See more

Narrative

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When I study, I feel like I leave this world behind. I go to a place where my mother no longer aches, and my sisters are not hungry. I’m Nazanin, I’m nine years old, and I’m from Kandahar. My favorite…See more

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Interview with Pashtana Durrani Pashtana Durrani is a human rights activist and the founder of Learn Afghan, a non-governmental organization dedicated to educating girls. The organization operates through a distributed network of tablets equipped with an offline learning platform and…See more

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Cheryl Benard’s recent commentary on the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan refugees has outraged many Afghans. She argues that Afghanistan is not perfect, not “the Riviera,” but “improved,” “stabilized,” and most importantly, safe enough for 8,000 Afghan…See more

Art & Culture

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In the summer of 2021, Afghanistan plunged into chaos as the Taliban seized control. Artists, journalists, writers, and human rights activists fled for their lives. I, along with the girls the theatre group, escaped the country aboard a military aircraft…See more

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