
A reporter’s story: My identity and profession have been outlawed
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 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