Twelve Afghan Women Keep Living and Learning Under Taliban Rule
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Through 12 portraits from Herat, Kabul, Balkh, and beyond, the piece shows Afghan women balancing work, study, and caregiving under Taliban rule—from a former soldier who lost her uniform to a journalist risking capture, to a bakery operator, a 12-year-old blogger, a prosthetics technician, and teachers and students—highlighting daily risks, disrupted education, precarious incomes, and the enduring hope and agency of women who refuse to disappear.
- ‘We are still here’: a day in the life of 12 Afghan women The Guardian
- Opinion | What America Owes to Afghan Women The New York Times
- Taliban have barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school since 2021, UNESCO says Reuters
- UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further education Al Jazeera
- The ICC is all the women of Afghanistan have left Financial Times
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