Culture
Navigating Constraint: Women’s Education, Work, and Healthcare in Taliban-Era Afghanistan
In this wide-ranging interview, Afghan-American scholar Dr. Zuhra Faizi reflects on her recent return to Afghanistan, offering rare insights into the daily realities of girls and women navigating life and education under Taliban governance.
Afghan Cricket: Triumph Amidst Political Turmoil
As Afghanistan’s cricket team continues a meteoric rise to the peak of international cricket, it finds itself subject to heavy politicisation.
Afghanistan’s Century of Politicised Education
As the Taliban ban on girls' schools is expanded to universities, Ahmed-Waleed Kakar examines a century of politicised education in Afghanistan.
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Returning to the Afghan Way of War
With a Taliban offensive taking the country by storm, PhD candidate Mujib Abid examines why both the Kabul's Government and the Taliban emphasise their...
The Dark Nights of Rural Afghanistan
As insecurity sweeps through Afghanistan, war escalates and tens of thousands flee, it is time to take a deeper look at the blind spot...