Letters from Afghanistan
A joint project by Victory Afghanistan and WRN Afghanistan to bring you the words of Afghan girls and women demanding their rights to education, life and freedom.
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Further letters (opens the original)
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DinaMy name is Dina, I am sixteen years old from Herat province. When the Taliban closed the doors of schools and banned secondary and higher education for girls, my life changed drastically. School was not only a place to study for me; it was a place that built hope and purpose for my future. When I was deprived of going to school, I felt that a part of my life and dreams was taken away. There were days when I missed the classrooms, teachers, books, and even sitting beside my friends. Yet, I de
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NewsIt is five years since the Taliban’s return to power and the re‑establishment of sex-based apartheid in Afghanistan. Today, women and girls in Afghanistan have no rights or freedoms as human beings.These are some of the human rights that have been systematically taken away from women over the past five years:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"
July letters from Afghanistan (opens the original)
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NewsOn June 24, 2026, King Charles III welcomed the exiled Afghan women’s cricket team at Clarence House in London, recognising their courage and resilience after fleeing Afghanistan when the Taliban banned women’s sport. This royal meeting was seen as a powerful gesture of international recognition for a team that continues to fight for visibility and equality despite being denied official status by the Taliban and the International Cricket Council (ICC). In late June 2026, a Taliban delegation
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