Articles & Analysis

Articles & Analysis

The Veil Is Just an Excuse — The Taliban Want Women Silent

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...

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Kabul: A City Where Women Are Abducted and Silence Is Enforced

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...

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Afghanistan Women: The World’s Largest Prisoners

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...

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Woman and Orgasm, Spousal Violence

✍️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...

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In the Shadow of Injustice: The Bitter Story of Afghan Children at the Iranian Border

✍️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...

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Russia’s Recognition of the Taliban: A Questionable Decision

✍️ 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...

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The Politics of Ignorance: The Taliban’s Engineering of Unawareness for Power Retention

Throughout history, totalitarian regimes have sought to control knowledge and suppress awareness, recognizing that an informed society is the greatest threat to their survival. The Taliban, one of the...