Opinion - Zan Times

From the empty niches of Bamiyan to the empty chairs of Afghan girls

by Dr. Amna Mehmood September 14, 2026September 18, 2026

Zero. Afghan girls in higher education today.

By Arefa Paikar
September 7, 2026September 7, 2026

Five years of Taliban rule: How has Afghanistan’s higher education changed?

by Mohammad Qasim Erfani September 1, 2026September 3, 2026

Rifles alone won’t save Afghanistan; the resistance needs a political vision

by Younus Negah August 18, 2026August 18, 2026

Launching the International Declaration on Gender Apartheid to honour Afghan women’s resistance

by Karima Bennoune August 13, 2026August 13, 2026

Taliban’s crackdown on phones and the Star Chamber: Two views on censorship

by David Berry and Somaia Ramish August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Sixth Grade girl student in a home school in Afghanistan

From sixth grade to marriageability: How the Taliban is redefining girlhood in Afghanistan

by Dr. Amna Mehmood July 13, 2026July 13, 2026

احمد ظاهر هنرمند اسطوره ای افغانستان Ahmad Zahir

Ahmad Zahir and the Afghanistan that might have been

by Younus Negah June 14, 2026June 15, 2026

Taliban legalizes child marriage in Afghanistan

by Hamasa May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Herat shia massacre

The Herat massacre in the shadow of the Taliban’s anti-Shia policy

by Sharif Ghazniwal April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Faizabad Badakhshan

Even breathing in nature is forbidden for women

by Jarira Shekohmand April 20, 2026April 21, 2026

Stripping students of religious freedom in the Taliban’s war on universities

by Omid Sharafat April 7, 2026April 7, 2026