Dispatches From Afghanistan: She Attended a Protest. Then Taliban Showed Up at Her Door
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.
‘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—the latest dispatch in our series with Rukhshana Media, “Ending America’s Forever War: What is next for Afghan women?”
'We Must Stay Strong': As Freedoms Erode, An Aspiring Student Calls for Solidarity, Hope
A young Afghan woman seeks solidarity and hope for women and girls despite Taliban oppression.
Dispatches From Afghanistan: ‘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.
She Survived Two School Attacks. Now She Fears Pursuing Education Will Make Her a Taliban Target
A 19-year-old dressmaker in Kabul fears her dreams of continuing her education will make her a target for the Taliban.
Dispatches From Afghanistan: Engineer Faces Forced Marriage to Taliban Member
An Afghan agricultural engineer fought for her education and her career. Now she's being forced to marry a member of the Taliban.
Dispatches From Afghanistan: '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."
Dispatches From Afghanistan: 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.
Struggling to Survive: Afghan Journalist Describes Harrowing Escape
"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…
Dispatches From Afghanistan: '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.
Dispatches From Afghanistan: '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.
Dispatches From Afghanistan: '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.
Dispatches from Afghanistan: '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.
‘I Wish We Had Died Rather Than Live Through That Day’: Dispatches From the Women of Afghanistan
Ordinary Afghan women share firsthand accounts on what life is like in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
‘They Left Us to the Taliban’
Six Afghan women describe their feelings of fear, anger, and betrayal in the wake of America’s departure.
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.
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.
‘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.
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