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A letter to … a child born the day the Taliban retook Afghanistan

A Hazara mother writes to the son she gave birth to in Kabul on August 15, 2021, reflecting on what has been lost.

Illustration of a mother holding her child as the Taliban takes over Kabul in the background

‘I’ll be sacrificed’: The lost and sold daughters of Afghanistan

Child marriage, lack of education, financial desperation; a year since the Taliban takeover, girls’ futures are at risk.

Two Afghan sisters look at a picture of their murdered sister, who they grieve

Afghan entrepreneur’s e-commerce app pivots to help during crisis

Aseel, a platform selling Afghan artisans’ goods abroad, has revamped its website to accept humanitarian aid for Kabul.

Afghan entrepreneur Nasrat Khalid (right) turned the e-commerce platform he founded into a way to help distribute aid such as diapers, baby formula, food, clothing and tents to people in need [Courtesy: Kern Hendricks/Aseel]

‘Journalism is sacred work’: Afghanistan’s front line reporters

Despite targeted killings and an uncertain future, journalists in Afghanistan are not turning away from the profession.

Journalist Bushra Seddique works at her office in Kabul, Afghanistan [Barialai Khoshhal/Al Jazeera]