Tue, 21-Oct-2025

In Afghanistan, ‘It feels like being a woman is a crime’

Soraya, a small business owner in Kabul, never imagined she’d be forced to wear a burqa as the Taliban did during their first term in office in the 1990s. “It breaks my heart that people in the street were approaching me, asking me to cover my face,” says Soraya. “Even the tailor I visited told … Read more