Roshan Noorzai

Afghan Women Following Taliban's Rules Still Banned from NGO Work

In December the Taliban’s Ministry of Economy sent a letter to NGOs ordering them to suspend Afghan female employees “until further notice”

Infighting Within Taliban as Frustration Grows Over International Recognition

The Taliban leaders are ‘frustrated’ because the supreme leader “wants all decisions to be his own and expects everyone to obey his decisions.”rosh

Afghan Radio Squeezed by Economic, Political Pressures

Radio is Afghanistan’s most popular medium, but Taliban rules on what can be aired is making broadcasting difficult

Afghan Journalists Navigate a Changed Landscape

Taliban Spokesperson Says Court Due to Rule on Media Licenses

Move by de facto rulers of Afghanistan to revoke licenses of 10 media outlets would prevent them from working in the country, spokesperson says

Security Remains at Top of China's Afghanistan Policy

Beijing has concerns over potential spillover of militants from Afghanistan into China’s western Xinjiang region, security of its infrastructure projects in region and its citizens in Afghanistan

Fleeing Taliban Rule, Journalists Find Themselves Trapped in Iran

Journalists who crossed into Iran to protect themselves after Kabul fell say they are trapped waiting for visas to safer countries

Afghan Medical Student Speaks Out About Taliban’s University Ban on Women

Afghan women have protested repressive measures since the Taliban seized power in 2021

After Fleeing Taliban, Afghan Journalists Find Visa, Money Woes

For journalists who crossed into Pakistan to escape Taliban rule, financial hardship and visa issues are a concern

Germany’s New Program to Take in At-Risk Afghans Challenging

Program would bring 1,000 at-risk Afghans and their families to Germany from Afghanistan every month

Former Afghan Prosecutor Recounts Day Kabul Fell

Woman talks of receiving death threats and being forced to leave country

Eyewitness Shares Details of Day Kabul Fell

Artist in Afghan city shares his experience of August 15, 2021

Afghan Human Rights Activist Recounts the Day Kabul Fell

Shabnam Salehi, a former chief of a women's protection unit in Afghanistan and a member of the country's Human Rights Commission, which the Taliban dissolved in May, shares her experience of the fall of Kabul.

Local Media Coverage Lands Afghan Journalist Job in New York Newsroom

When Esmatullah Bilal Ahmadzai fled Taliban rule, he thought his career was over — until a US station offered him work

Afghan Economic Crisis Worsens as Taliban Mark Anniversary

The economy collapsed after the Taliban seized power in August 2021 and the international community placed sanctions on the Islamist group and suspended non-humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

Former Afghan National Army Colonel Recounts the Day Kabul Fell

Masoud recalls events of August 15, when the Taliban took over the capital of Afghanistan

Taliban Show 'No Commitment to Press Freedom'

One year after Taliban seize power, Afghanistan’s media are restricted and women’s voices silenced, journalists and rights groups say

Missing Journalists Safe in Kabul

Two journalists who disappeared separately in Afghanistan are safe but silent on what happened, media groups say

Afghan Journalists in Kandahar Speak Out About Taliban Repression 

‘No one stands by us,’ says one broadcaster 

Economic Hardship Impacts Afghan Media

With international support and advertising revenue gone, Afghan media are struggling to survive