Voices of Afghanistan Interview Series: ‘We have kept hope alive in the heart of darkness, waiting for the day when we can once again raise our voices and be present in society.’
In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international headlines have since moved on to other crises, millions of Afghan women and girls continue to live under increasingly restrictive policies that have systematically stripped away their most fundamental rights.
