Why Pakistan cannot win this war and the Taliban cannot yield
This latest attack adds to the growing human and humanitarian toll of what Pakistan, in late February, declared to be an “open war” on Afghanistan. Cross-border strikes have displaced thousands of families and killed or…
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Reports
‘Now they only deport’: Afghans trapped in Pakistan arrested and sent back after ‘open war’ breaks out
This report has been published in partnership with the Guardian At 12 am on 28 February, Alma* stood at the check-in counter at Karachi airport with her husband and three-year-old son,…
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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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March 8, 2026: Afghan women’s agency and the test of international law
International Women’s Day is often framed as celebration. In reality, March 8 is a reminder that rights are never permanently secured. They are defended across generations, and they can be…
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Interviews
Standing against the darkness: Jhulia Parsi’s account of two and a half years of street protest
Julia Parsi was among the first women activists who took to the streets after the fall of Kabul to protest the Taliban’s anti-women policies. For two-and-a-half years, she continued her…
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Narrative
The story of wife and mother of three Taliban fighters killed in war
My name is Rahima. I am a 45-year-old woman whose life has been bound to war and displacement. I am originally from Badghis province, where my family has deep roots,…
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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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