By Laila*  I want to tell you about my forbidden identity, my life so far and a future that appears dark. Like many, August 2021

By Siyahmuy Afzali  During the last 17 months, my wandering soul has not found peace. My city — my Kabul — has become a purgatory

By Mehrtaj  I started my first job in 2007 when I was still in seventh grade. Even now, when someone asks my first boss about

By Soheyla  As hope was blossoming in our hearts, the dark shadow of the Taliban regime arrived. The pain of losing Mahsa, Zahra, Habiba, Latifah,

By Maryam Nimrozi  She wiped her tears and, with a lump in her throat, asks: “Which pains will be cured by my words? Will my

By Tahmina Forozan   In those days when no woman locked herself in a house for fear of being whipped, we went out for a run

By Fawzia Rezayee*  Fawzia Rezayee’s life fell apart when the former government fell. She lost her job leading adult education for the Afghanistan National Police

By Sakina Rezaei  As she was tidying the room’s closet, she saw the entrance exam preparation booklet and remembered that the questions in the history

By Tahmina Forozan  Kabul is under military rule. By denying the people any chance of privacy or peace, the Taliban have imposed a hostile regime

By Azada Joya      More than a year has passed since darkness cast a shadow over the university. Since then, I have suffered from severe