Mahtab Safi, Author at Zan Times

Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnancies and untreated miscarriages

by Sana Atef, Mahtab Safi and Mahsa Elham January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

Children gathered by the Taliban from the city on charges of begging. / Screenshot: RTA under Taliban control.

Child labourers are being rounded up, beaten, and imprisoned by the Taliban

by Yalda Amini and Mahtab Safi November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

An epidemic of suicidal thoughts among school-age girls

by Laila Mandegar and Mahtab Safi November 15, 2024November 15, 2024

Forgotten victims of the Taliban: Women in the former Afghan security forces

by Mahtab Safi and Sana Atef October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

The Taliban slashed the salaries of female teachers. They fought back.

by Mahtab Safi and Sana Atef October 3, 2024May 9, 2025

Taliban’s cruel cut: women with disabilities left without support amid rising hardships

by Sana Atef and Mahtab Safi August 20, 2024August 21, 2024

How Afghan women perceive the third Doha meeting: A Zan Times survey

by Sana Atef and Mahtab Safi June 29, 2024June 30, 2024

Women heading households endure torture and sexual harassment under Taliban rule

by Sana Atef and Mahtab Safi June 3, 2024June 3, 2024

Thrown in prison for working as a female hairdresser

by Mahtab Safi April 30, 2024August 20, 2025

Eid has no meaning while my children are hungry

by Mahtab Safi April 11, 2024August 20, 2025

How Taliban restrictions on women and media are crushing women journalists?

by Farshid Aram and Mahtab Safi March 18, 2024March 19, 2024

An epidemic of gender-based violence in Afghanistan: ‘I Don’t Want to Live. I Want to Die.’

by Mahtab Safi, Freshta Ghani and Mehsa Elham March 4, 2024March 15, 2024