Why the ICC’s arrest warrants for Taliban leaders are historic for LGBTIQ+ justice
For many LGBTIQ+ people in Afghanistan, the discovery of a relationship, a message on a phone, or a difference in dress or behaviour can put their lives at risk. The Afghanistan LGBTIQ+ Organization (ALO)’s 2023…
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Reports
‘We accept humiliation for a crust of bread’: The exploitation of women teachers in Afghanistan’s private schools
Tabassum, 35, teaches at a private school in northern Afghanistan. Every day, she walks for about half an hour to get to work. Classes begin at 8 a.m., but 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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Thousands of Hazara and Shia families face forced displacement by the Taliban
Hazaras and Shias, who make up a significant share of Afghanistan’s population, have faced systematic discrimination, forced displacement, and the seizure of their land and property under Taliban rule, and…
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Interviews
‘The Taliban takeover broke us, but did not silence us’: An interview with Mubina Khairandish
Over the past two decades, Afghan women have played a decisive role in raising awareness and empowering society through media and education. Mubina Khairandish — a former lecturer at Balkh…
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Narrative
‘I survived the bomb. Then the Taliban closed the university door’: a Kaaj attack survivor’s story
On September 30, 2022, a suicide bomber attacked the Kaaj Educational Center in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of western Kabul, where hundreds of students had gathered for a practice university entrance…
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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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