How can an ordinary person support Afghan women?
August 2026 marked five years since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, and five years since I began my journey as an advocate for Afghan women. Over the years, I’ve spoken about my “connection”…
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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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Five years of Taliban rule: How has Afghanistan’s higher education changed?
Over five years of Taliban rule, Afghanistan has undergone profound transformation. The country is mired in crisis: the economy is in collapse, its government faces a legitimacy problem at home…
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Interviews
‘A generation born to depressed mothers’: a psychologist’s warning for Afghanistan’s future
Zohra Noori is a psychologist and counsellor who has worked for more than a decade providing professional support in Kabul. She completed her specialized studies in psychology in Tehran and…
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Narrative
If you want to know me, do not start with my name, but with my room’s window’
Every morning, before the city fully wakes up, I sit in front of that window. The road in front of me may be an ordinary street to others, but to…
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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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