Women protesters in Afghanistan call for aid groups to serve Taliban an ultimatum
Protesters say U.N. should withdraw aid from Afghanistan rather than give in to Taliban ban on women workers.
America Is Again Failing Afghanistan’s Women—and Itself
The deteriorating status of women under Taliban rule is a strategic disaster for Washington.
In Afghanistan, threatening the very survival of women
A new Taliban decree forbids Afghan women from working for foreign aid groups. We talk to two experts in the country about its impact.
‘We have to fight back.’ Afghan women are losing their hard-won right to work under the Taliban
“We go to work with fear.” From travel restrictions to a new order to cover their faces in public, Afghan women face growing challenges to their hard-won right to work.
Queer Afghan lives are at risk under the Taliban
During the US occupation, little was done to build a support network for the LGBTQ+ community in Afghanistan. Now their lives are in danger as they struggle to flee.
Dating in the time of the Taliban
For most Young Afghans coming of age under US occupation, the Taliban was a history lesson. For them, mingling in restaurants and dating was normal. Now, everything has changed.
The Taliban are harming Afghan women’s health
Afghanistan’s new government is imposing discriminatory restrictions on the health care system.
‘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.
‘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.
‘We Must Stay Strong’
A young Afghan woman seeks solidarity and hope for women and girls despite Taliban oppression.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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."
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: 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…
‘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.
‘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.
