Unseasonal heavy rains, flooding and hailstorms in recent weeks have caused widespread damage across multiple provinces of Afghanistan, including Kabul, leaving farmers, orchard owners and agricultural traders facing significant financial …
She writes on the board with a piece of white chalk. Fine dust gathers along the blackboard, leaving behind a pale line: “Uzra will become a teacher.” I sit on …
In the early morning, as Jalalabad slowly comes to life, Zarmeena pushes her wooden cart to the roadside. The wheels creak against the asphalt, and in the soft light of …
In the fifth year of girls’ exclusion from education in Afghanistan, members of the Golden Needle Literary Association organized symbolic classes behind the closed gates of schools and universities to …
The rain soaks the busy streets of Kabul. In the Pul-e-Khishti area, amid the constant flow of people, Yasmin, 38, sits on the ground carefully arranging packets of tissues. Every …
Eid is here. But I can no longer remember what it truly felt like. I want to return to my childhood, to those mornings when I woke with henna-stained hands. …
Traditional practices associated with Nowruz (Persian New Year) and Eid remain an important part of social and cultural life in Afghanistan, particularly in Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces. These customs include …
As Eid al-Fitr approaches, Afghanistan’s markets take on a whole new energy. People flock to the bazaars to buy new clothes, sweets, dried fruits, and other festive essentials, filling the …
Pakistan, continuing its air campaign, carried out strikes on Tuesday night targeting parts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, as well as areas in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. The Taliban …
Today is March 10, two days after March 8, International Women’s Day. I am sitting in a crowded minibus, thinking about the fact that I wrote nothing for Women’s Day …
