Afghan Women Stitch Survival and Hope Under Taliban Rule
By SS Ahmad When the Taliban barred women from universities in 2022, they didn’t just close classroom doors; they sealed...
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Afghan Women in Stuttgart: A Community Finding Strength in Each Other
By Wakeel Attock When Maryam Naderi arrived in Vienna on April 10 to attend the Afghan Cultural Association (AKIS) Women’s...
Afghan Girls’ Education Under Siege: Voices From Vienna
By Wakeel Attock In the heart of Europe, where the echoes of history meet modern diplomacy, Vienna City Hall became...
Afghan Prosecutor Who Fled Taliban Now Trapped Under Bombardment in Iran
ADN Sodaba Sediqi, a 32‑year‑old former prosecutor from Kabul, escaped the Taliban in 2025 hoping to find safety across the...
Erased, But Not Gone: The Afghan Women Who Stayed
By SS Ahmad The Taliban knew her name, her rank, and exactly where to find her. When they called Latifa...
Afghan Women Stitch Survival and Hope Under Taliban Rule
By SS Ahmad When the Taliban barred women from universities in 2022, they didn’t just close classroom doors, they sealed...
A Voice without a Country: Dewa Niazai’s Unfinished Struggle
By Abdul Wakeel Attock Dewa Niazai’s political life did not begin with power, wealth, or elite backing. It began with...
Growing Up in Exile: One Girl’s Journey Through War, Refuge, and Belonging
By Mehmood Jan Babar, Peshawar I was eight or nine years old when I first saw her: a tiny Afghan...
“I am only surviving,” Afghan Women Struggle to Survive Pakistan’s Deportations
ADN When Niki (a pseudonym used to protect her identity) crossed into Pakistan in late 2021, she believed she had...
A Life for Afghanistan, A Death in Exile: Remembering Saleha Farouq Etemadi
ADN Afghanistan has lost one of its most remarkable figures in modern history. Saleha Farouq Etemadi, a trailblazer, activist, and...
