From Livelihood to Silence: Taliban Crushes Women’s Work Behind Closed Doors
Women say limitations on work and lack of market access have pushed many into economic despair
The Hands That Should Hold Books
Afghanistan’s children are being forced from classrooms into labour. Their dreams are shrinking in the dust of kilns, workshops, and markets — while the world remains silent.
Bricks or Bats: In Afghanistan, children build kilns or chase dreams—But not both
In a nation where childhood is stolen by labour, even a game of cricket becomes an act of defiance.
Why Are Children Still Working in Brick Kilns?
Inside Afghanistan’s Brick Kilns: How Poverty, Debt, and a Broken System Are Forcing Children to Work
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Pakistan’s Afghan Deportations Are a Moral and Humanitarian Disaster
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Women in Baghlan Build Economic Independence Through Skills Training—But Demand Education Rights
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Open Mic: Ep 19 with Zarlasht Naser
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