Articles & Analysis

Author: Maryam Yazdanparast The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, released on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan (14 Asad 1404, August 5, 2025), titled “Afghani...

Four years after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul on August 15, 2021, Afghanistan faces one of the most complex humanitarian, political, and economic crises in its modern history. According to the Spe...

As Afghanistan sinks deeper into political darkness under Taliban rule, with systemic repression and the collapse of basic human rights, thousands of Afghan men and women have been forced to flee the...

Author: Hasibullah Tarin Girls’ Education Advocate Abstract Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, systematic restrictions on girls’ education have raised serious concer...

By Beenazir Samim Four years have passed since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan (August 2021), turning life for women and girls into an unprecedented nightmare. What began as “temporary”...

This article examines the necessity of recognizing gender apartheid as an international crime. Focusing on the situation of women in Afghanistan post-2021, and drawing on international law, UN report...

These days in Kabul, we’re seeing scenes that feel like they’ve come out of the Middle Ages. Young women crying in the streets, asking the Taliban: “Where are you taking our daughters?” And men stand...

In Kabul, the air feels heavier than usual — thick with fear and whispers. Phones keep ringing; parents and siblings anxiously ask: “Is your daughter home? Don’t let her go outside.” The Taliban have...

By Hamia Naderi For Afghan women, words like equality and empowerment are nothing but bitter mockery. Behind the towering walls of their homes and suffocating laws, they are imprisoned in the world...

✍️By Shabana Shabdeez In the current circumstances, the only thing we can do for Afghan women is to document and share what we have seen with our own eyes — yet refrained from saying or writing — b...

✍️By Shabana Shabdeez In the midst of a scorching summer, somewhere along the border between Iran and Afghanistan, an image was captured — an image that leaves words faltering and hearts unable to...

✍️ By: Hamia Naderi On July 3, 2025, Russia became the first country in the world to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan, accepting the credentials of the ambassador appointed...