Editor’s note: To protect her identity, we use the letter “B” to refer to the author of the following post. The essay appears with almost no edits to preserve the author’s voice. When the internet ban was announced, she asked, “What if these doves reach the ground?” Hello. I am Read more…
Afghanistan held presidential elections on April 5, 2014, its third since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Despite heavy rain and the threat of attacks from the Taliban, people turned out in record numbers and patiently waited for hours just for the chance to vote. After having lived Read more…
Editors note:Â We are pleased to again have a piece by the Afghan writer, Maryam Safi, who here describes the experience of tension faced by Afghans in the face of the pending drawdown of international forces in Afghanistan. Maryam is an Afghan national born in Kabul in 1986. Â Due to the Read more…