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Afghan women take their own lives as despair grows under Taliban rule
‘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
‘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 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.
‘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