Narrative - Zan Times

The book “A letter from an Afghan woman.” won the One‑Way Street Book Award for Book of the Year 2025, which is a prestigious literary prize in China.

How a letter became a book of Afghan women’s stories for Chinese readers

by Anqi May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

‘I too have endured this pain’: A letter to the women taken to Haji Camp

by Khadija Haidary May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

Pakistan refugee camp

An Afghan woman journalist’s account of fifteen terrifying days in a Pakistani refugee camp

by Mahtab Safi May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

An unfinished Master’s: The story of a young Afghan woman’s shattered dreams

by Hosai Ismael Khan April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

A return to Insecurity after forced deportation

by Nazanin March 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Letter from a Zan Times journalist, recipient of the IWMF courage in journalism award

by Sana Atef March 8, 2026March 8, 2026

The story of wife and mother of three Taliban fighters killed in war

by Rad Radan February 25, 2026February 27, 2026

The murder of a woman journalist whose death wasn’t even reported

by Lida Bariz January 23, 2026January 23, 2026

Smuggling, detention, and survival: a woman’s journey through Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan

by Zarifa Salangi January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

File photo of an Afghan women inside her room looking depressed

My father married me off with an old man for a promise of eye treatment

by Hajer Haidarnia December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

این تصویر مربوط به حادثه یورش پولیس پاکستان بالای مهاجرین در پارکی به نام ارجنتاین در اسلام آباد را نشان می دهد

The night 400 Afghan families were stormed, beaten, and uprooted in Islamabad

by Atia FarAzar December 6, 2025December 6, 2025

زن افغان با چادری رنگ آبی در داخل چهاردیواری اتاق زندانی شده است.

The Taliban forced our marriage inside a police station

by Porshang December 1, 2025December 1, 2025