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Faizabad Badakhshan

Even breathing in nature is forbidden for women

by Jarira Shekohmand April 20, 2026April 21, 2026

Hajar Hussaini, Whiting Award Winner of 2026

Interview with Hajar Hussaini, Whiting Award Winner of 2026

by Khadija Haidary April 16, 2026April 22, 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

“They beat me until I lost my child”: An Afghan woman protester’s story of defiance

by Khadija Haidary March 23, 2026April 22, 2026

Afghan women crushed further by the Taliban’s intensified hijab crackdown

by Rad Radan and Khadija Haidary March 10, 2026April 22, 2026

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

by Sana Atef March 8, 2026March 8, 2026

Standing against the darkness: Jhulia Parsi’s account of two and a half years of street protest

by Khadija Haidary March 5, 2026April 22, 2026

‘Now they only deport’: Afghans trapped in Pakistan arrested and sent back after ‘open war’ breaks out

by Zahra Nader and Freshta Ghani March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Margaret Atwood’s message to Afghan women

The Taliban cannot take your pen: Margaret Atwood’s message to Afghan women

by Margaret Atwood March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

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

by Rad Radan February 25, 2026February 27, 2026

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

by Zan Times February 17, 2026February 19, 2026