Before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, Sediqa Khalili served as a captain in the Afghan military. After her evacuation to the United States, she expressed her gratitude for the possibilities but heartbroken by the worsening conditions for women in Afghanistan.
Besmillah Miakhil purchased his first item a radio when he arrived in Pakistan four decades ago as a refugee. Miakhil, who is now 88, says broadcasts help him to stay in touch with Afghanistan, his home country.
In Afghanistan, the rate of opium addiction is still rising even after 20 years of government treatment programs and a Taliban-imposed ban on poppy cultivation.Some Afghans who are addicted to drugs say the Taliban should crack down harder on the sales and purchase of illicit drugs.
In Afghanistan, Nadio Momand studied law while working as a journalist. She has left her home and her dreams behind when the Taliban has retaken power.
The path that Afghan journalist Sadiq Torabzai took to escape from Taliban rule went through almost a dozen countries. He is currently waiting to be reunited with his children in Canada.
Amid a severe economic situation, radio stations in the northern Faryab region of Afghanistan are trying to keep broadcasting.
After fleeing Taliban repression back home, a former political reporter for TOLOnews in Afghanistan found a new job with a Canadian broadcaster.
The Pakistan’s government started deporting Afghans who had been living there illegally on November 1. Since then, thousands of refugees have returned to Afghanistan and living near the border in makeshift camps. These family say that with winter is approaching, they need jobs and housing.
The ongoing deportations of undocumented Afghan refugees by Pakistan, according to the Afghan owners of textile mills there, have left them with multiple problems in operating their businesses.
Pakistan has decided to forcibly deport all undocumented refugees starting on November 1. Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have expressed concern about this decision.