‘Our Dark Days Started Again’
By Editors Transcript from a recording of Afghan journalist Makia, who talks of her work and life in Afghanistan, and what the Taliban takeover has meant for the media community in the country. Makia is among the lucky ones to have made an escape, first to Pakistan,...
‘We Had To Choose Between Life and Death’
By Editors Transcript from a recording of Zenab*, a 25-year old reporter and presenter with Afghanistan International Radio and TV. After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, she left for Turkey with three family members. Others in her family are still in Kabul,...
On Human Rights Day, Afghan Women Journalists Speak
“I want to show the Taliban and their allies that women never accept defeat. Women have always been and will always be with us. With the support of committed women from other countries, we will once again strive to achieve the rights of Afghan women,” says...
Journalists For Afghanistan: An NWMI Fundraiser
The Network of Women in Media, India, reached out to women journalists in Afghanistan in solidarity and looked for ways to support our beleaguered colleagues trying to survive and tell their stories against immense odds. One of the most urgent needs: money. Under the banner “Journalists for Afghanistan”, the NWMI organised a fundraiser from sales of stunning photographs.