Khaleda Forough
Dossier of Afghanistan's Women Fiction Writers-16 Khaleda Forough, an author, poet, academic, and media personality, is widely recognized as a prominent female literary voice in Afghanistan. Writing predominantly in Persian,…
The Erosion of Education in Afghanistan: A Female Teacher’s Story of Changes in Schools
Reporter: Mahya Omid Nearly a month after the start of the 2026 academic year in Afghanistan, schools have resumed operations under the shadow of a series of structural changes, restrictions,…
Three Silences in Kabul: The Story of Girls Whose Voices the World Does Not Hear
Tales of the Dark Age (No. 105) By Ali Shadbeig It was Friday morning when I saw Habib. Holding the hands of Nargis, his nine-year-old daughter, he was walking toward…
Opposition to Girls’ Progress: The Taliban Bar Girls from Exit Exams for a Fourth Consecutive Year
Two weeks ago (April 10), the Afghanistan Medical Council, in coordination with the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health, held exit exams for medical students—but only for men. According to published…