By Raihan Rahimi Afghanistan is surrounded by darkness and women and girls are facing this darkness more than others. I had been dreaming of going to university and fulfilling my dreams. But now I am extremely disappointed and injured by the situation created by the Taliban. My world is dark…

By Mohammad Zaki Zaki On a Wednesday, I went to the educational center where I work in the morning and taught my classes then went home to have lunch. Later, I went back to the center to teach my afternoon classes. I had asked my students from my first class…

by an Afghan Girl How I remember and can’t forget the corridors of my school, like mansions the tents we studied under, the carpets we carried How I remember and can’t forget I didn’t even have a notebook but stayed up all night studying for exams so we would not fail…

By Wadia Samadi They made peace with our enemies In the name of ending the “war on terrorism”. It was the men who decided our fate; Our own men, our “allies,” and soon-to-be our occupiers. We protested. We warned the world. But we were already sold behind closed doors. Today…

By Shaaban Karamdokht Translation by Asadullah Jafari “Pezhman” Again blood, blood, blood, this time The design of the Iftar table was red Suddenly, it fell on the sheet of soil Blood from the laps of the vernal girls The girls with bright eyes The girls with a lot of hope The girls…

by Joya Noori Translated by Asadullah Jafari “Pezhman” The first day Bullets, suicides, ambulances Barchi, fear, terror, and panic Newspapers, news, and television… Everything smells The smell of blood The blood of Kaaj’s girls and the blood of knowledge The blood of Tabasum and the blood of enlightenment… I’m thinking…

By Sharifa Ahmadi On 15th August 2021 the sun hid herself behind dark clouds Clouds turned from white to black Birds stopped flying over the city Kabul became silent and dangerous People lost their safe lives The Taliban showed up Darkness covered all cities The cruelty began Our minds and…