Interviews - Zan Times

Surviving Taliban prison: Zarmina Paryani, from religious student to anti-Taliban activist

by Zan Times February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

“I began fight for the right to education from inside my home”: Interview with Rahil Talash

by Khadija Haidary December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

‘I write because acceptance is impossible’: Farida Faryad on memory, violence, and women’s voices

by Khadija Haidary December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

New UN Probe to investigate decades of Afghan abuses by all parties, interview with Richard Bennett

by Zahra Nader October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

Mazda Mehregan: A poet’s fight against sexual violence in Afghanistan’s literary circles

by Zan Times May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

Let’s open a school

by Zan Times February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

Interview with Mahdi Salami, one of the founders of Rahyab Organization

by Zan Times December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Neutral journalism is not possible in the time of the Taliban: An interview with Fatima Roshanian

by Zan Times May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

Relocate us to a safe country: An interview with a former female military commander

by Zan Times January 10, 2024February 20, 2024

We do not accept the Taliban as the rulers of our country: Madina Darwazi

by Zan Times December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

The world has forgotten Afghanistan’s LGBTQ+ community: Ali Tawakuli

by Zan Times November 9, 2023November 15, 2023

‘I’m fighting for equal rights’: An interview with Mohra Barakzay

by Zan Times September 28, 2023September 28, 2023