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Afghanistan

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‘We have to fight back.’ Afghan women are losing their hard-won right to work under the Taliban

by Zahra Nader

Co-published with TIME

Afghan women’s participation in the workforce rose steadily in the 20 years after the Taliban were ousted from government. Since they returned to power, those gains have been rapidly eroding. Now activists fear a new edict mandating the burqa in public could destroy them altogether.
Photo of a Taliban fighter standing with a weapon at a check point in Afghanistan

What the Taliban means for queer Afghans

by Zahra Nader Zahra Mousawi
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Dating in the time of the Taliban

by Zahra Nader, Kreshma Fakhri

This story was co-published with The Cut.

Peru has its first female president — but feminists aren’t celebrating

by Simeon Tegel

How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

by Erica Hensley Jessica Washington

New World Bank Gender Equality Study shows only 14 countries offer full legal protection for women

by Xanthe Scharff

Reporter’s Notebook: War in Ukraine is driving up domestic violence. Experts say the worst is yet to come.

by Jessie Williams
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Dangers of Being an Afghan Woman in Uniform

Inside the expensive and complicated NATO campaign to get more women into the Afghan security forces, and keep them alive.
by Sophia Jones

This article was originally published in The New York Times Magazine.

In Afghanistan, Where Breast Cancer is a Death Sentence, Women Fight to Save Lives

A pair of sisters fight to save women in Afghanistan’s only oncology ward.
by Sophia Jones

This article was originally published in ELLE.

A Look Inside the First All-Female TV News Station in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female TV news station there runs a lot like any station in the U.S., with one big exception: These journalists are risking their lives.
by Sophia Jones

This article was originally published in Glamour.

America Never Gave Afghan Women a Chance

Washington failed at the most promising path toward stability in Afghanistan: keeping the country’s women alive.
by Sophia Jones, Christina Asquith

This article was originally published in Foreign Policy.

In Afghanistan, Climate Change Complicates Future Prospects for Peace

Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, and one of the least equipped to handle what’s to come.
by Sophia Jones

This article was originally published in National Geographic. 

‘They Came to Kill the Mothers.’ After a Devastating Attack on a Kabul Maternity Ward, Afghan Women Face Increased Dangers

An attack on a Kabul maternity ward comes at a time when the future of women’s health efforts in Afghanistan is already complicated.
by Sophia Jones

This article was originally published in TIME.

As the Taliban Resurges in Afghanistan, Girls Are Already Losing Schools

Girls’ education—once a signature achievement of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan—is increasingly under threat as the Taliban tightens its grip.
by Atefa Alizada, Amie Ferris-Rotman

Published in partnership with TIME and Rukhshana Media.

What Afghanistan’s women stand to lose

For the past 20 years, Afghan women were told to chase their dreams. But within days of the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are mourning their working lives and freedom.
by Amie Ferris-Rotman, Zahra Nader

‘They Left Us to the Taliban’

Six Afghan women describe their feelings of fear, anger, and betrayal in the wake of America’s departure.
by Zahra Nader

This story was published in partnership with Foreign Policy and The Fuller Project.

‘The Taliban Came and Killed My Spirit!’

A school teacher in central Afghanistan laments the loss of educational opportunities for girls and women since the Taliban took control.
by Zahra Nader

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

The Taliban’s Return Was the Death of Dreams

After two weeks of living under Taliban control, a youth activist decides it’s time to for her to leave Afghanistan. “This is not what our people deserve,” says Hosnia Mohseni, 30.
by Hosnia Mohseni

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘The Day the Taliban Reached Kabul, it Turned into a Ghost City’

Afghan journalist Maryam Nabavi describes feelings of hope and despair after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
by Maryam Nabavi

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘The Humiliation I Experienced Just to Escape the Taliban’

Get trampled or crawl through sewage? An Afghan woman describes the “humiliating” conditions fleeing Afghans faced while trying to escape Afghanistan after the Taliban took over.
by Zahra Nader

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

Struggling to survive: Story of a challenging journey

“During the days that I lived under the dark shadow of the Taliban, I felt like a bird in a cage. Like a bird with wings, but no permission to fly,” Afghan journalist Zahra Joya…
by Zahra Joya

Life of Fear Replaces Life of Dreams After Taliban Takeover

Once the breadwinner for eight people, an Afghan woman says she now feels “in prison” since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
by Laila

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘I Went Out and Shouted for Freedom’

An Afghan college student had only heard stories about what life was like under the Taliban. Then months before graduation, “everything fell apart.”
by Nil

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘Being Imprisoned at Home is What Awaits Me’

An Afghan agricultural engineer fought for her education and her career. “Now, getting forced to marry a Talib, becoming a second wife, and being imprisoned at home is what awaits me,” she writes.
by Nargis Omar

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘I Want to Continue My Education’

A 19-year-old dressmaker in Kabul fears her dreams of continuing her education will make her a target for the Taliban.
by Nafiza

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘Can You Imagine How Difficult It Is to Feel Exiled in Your Own City?’

A female journalist in Kabul adjusts to life under the Taliban’s shadow.
by Hadis

This series was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘We Must Stay Strong’

A young Afghan woman seeks solidarity and hope for women and girls despite Taliban oppression.
by Sakina Rezvani

This story was published in partnership with Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘My Classmates Have No Hope’

“We were the ones hoping to shape the future, but they took that future away from us,” a teen girl writes, describing the “terror” of attending a high school in northern Afghanistan under Taliban control.
by Razia Mohseni

This story was published in partnership between Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

‘Since the Taliban took over, I have lost almost everything’

An Afghan woman is attacked by a Taliban soldier during a protest. Then one shows up at her door the next day. Now she must flee.
by Fatima Etemadi

This story was published in partnership between Rukhshana Media and The Fuller Project.

The Taliban are harming Afghan women’s health

Afghanistan’s new government is imposing discriminatory restrictions on the health care system.
by Zahra Nader, Nargis Amini

This story was co-published with Rukhshana Media and Foreign Policy.

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