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Afghan Women Speak: Stories from Inside Afghanistan

24 Mar

Posted at 15:39h in Afghan Women Speak: Stories from Inside Afghanistan

I am an Afghan woman and my name is Dina (not real name).I would like to share with you a small part of Afghan families' sorrow under the Taliban. I was walking on the street when I noticed a little boy around 10 years old cleaning cars. He was very dirty, tired, sad and hopeless. I went up close and started a conversation. I asked, "What are you doing on the streets during school hours? You should be in school, at least it is open for boys. And why do you look so tired?" He looked at me solemnly, "My mother...

04 Mar

Posted at 10:44h in Afghan Women Speak: Stories from Inside Afghanistan

Soon after the Taliban took power in 2021, they banned high school for girls. We already knew then, that sooner or later they will close universities as well, because naturally there will be no high school graduates to join the universities. And this is exactly what happened a few days back. The Taliban officially banned girls and women from attending universities and from working in national and international NGOs. In a matter of seconds, we lost everything we had worked for our entire lives....