Special Reports
A Voice Gone Too Soon, Who was Shirin Hazara?
Shirin Hazara grew up knowing what it meant to live with struggle. She was born in Jaghuri, Ghazni, in Afghanistan, and spent her childhood surrounded by the kind of poverty…
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Latest Special Reports
Exile, Fear, and Defiance: The Story of a Woman Who Would Not Back Down
Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghan women have been pushed out of schools, workplaces, and public…
Afghan Women Turn to Small Businesses Amid Employment Restrictions, Says Crisis Group
A growing number of Afghan women are turning to small and home-based businesses as a means of survival amid ongoing…
The Fourth Anniversary of Kabul’s Fall: Benafsha Karimi’s Story of Exile and Unfinished Dreams
Four years after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, my life—and the lives of millions of Afghan women and…
Wasima Kohistani: The Woman Who Endured Flogging and Prison to Cry Out for Women’s Freedom
My story begins in the calm days before the fall of the Republic and leads into the dark nights filled…
Trapped in West Africa: An Afghan Mother’s Five-Year Fight for Survival and Dignity
Zahra Hosseini, a 36-year-old woman originally from Herat, Afghanistan, is currently living in Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa,…
“I Had to Flee or Die”: A Transgender Afghan Woman’s Fight for Survival From Kabul to Paris
By: Shafi Karimi Published June 27, 2025 Mehrmah, a 23-year-old transgender Afghan woman, stands quietly in the halls of the…
Body Of Missing Afghan Woman Found Dismembered In Iran; Man Faces Murder Charge
The dismembered body of Kubra Rezai, a young Afghan migrant woman, has been discovered in the home of a 32-year-old…
Afghanistan’s Hidden Crisis: 79 Family Murders in Five Months Reflect Deepening Social Breakdown
Statistics gathered by Afghanistan Ayenda reveal that at least 79 cases of domestic homicide have been reported in various provinces…