Afghan women - Zan Times

‘I don’t know how to save my daughter from her husband’: the brutal reality of the Taliban’s new marriage law

by Raha Malik and Atia FarAzar June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

‘We have been buried alive:’ Herat woman describes Taliban’s hijab crackdown

by Ava Neekyar June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

What happened in Herat?

by Ida Osmani and Rad Radan June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

An intersex Afghan woman was forced into marriage and beaten for not bearing a child

by Raha Malik June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

Afghan women disabled life

What is life Like for disabled women in Afghanistan?

by Raha Malik June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Taliban legalizes child marriage in Afghanistan

by Hamasa May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

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

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