Special Reports
From Kabul to Paris: The Young Woman Who Chased Her Dream of Fashion Across War, Borders and the Edge of Death
When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, thousands of Afghan women saw the futures they had spent years building disappear almost overnight. Many were forced into…
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Latest Special Reports
Strength Beyond Borders: The Journey of an Afghan woman Bodybuilding Champion
At 28, Shahnaz Azizi carries a strength that goes far beyond the physical. Her journey began in Herat, where she was…
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…
Afghanistan’s Women Erased from Public Life: Five Years Under Taliban Rule
KABUL — When the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, many Afghan women feared the freedoms they had gained…
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
Mehrmah, a 23-year-old transgender Afghan woman, stands quietly in the halls of the Louvre Museum in Paris. For many, it…