Stories about Afghanistan from November, 2017
A Student's Suicide Prompts Demands for Higher Education Reform in Afghanistan
"Break the hand that pushed a person to kill herself!"
Journalists Face the Sharp End of Growing Violence and Insecurity in Afghanistan
Authorities are quick to hail the free press as an achievement, but slow to offer it protection.
When Citizens Rejected a Ban on WhatsApp and Telegram, Afghan Officials Backed Down
"The order must be immediately withdrawn, otherwise we put Ghani’s name in line with dictators like Putin, Bashar Assad, Kim Jong Un and many more."
‘I Felt This Happiness in My Skin and Bones': Domestic Football Thrills Afghanistan
"(The) Afghan football final was a huge success regardless of who won. A sold out crowd cheered two hours straight."
Female-Run Restaurant Bends Back Social Barriers in Pakistan's Quetta
"Years ago, women’s lives were limited to the four walls of the house in Hazara Town, but it is no longer the case now."
Meet Khazar Fatemi, a Swedish Journalist Still Searching for the Afghanistan She Left Behind
"For me it is important to use the freedom my parents fought so hard for."
