'I'll keep believing in my right to a future': Afghan women share stories of life under Taliban rule

Since seizing power in 2021, the ultra-conservative rulers have severely restricted the freedoms of women and girls.

'Survival has become the priority': Afghan women speak to BBC after five years of Taliban rule

Since seizing power in 2021, the ultra-conservative rulers have severely restricted the freedoms of women and girls.

'Dreams I'd worked for were suddenly buried': Afghan women speak to BBC after five years of Taliban rule

Since seizing power in 2021, the ultra-conservative rulers have severely restricted the freedoms of women and girls.
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Strength in Weakness: Guy Hammond’s program that devastates LGBTQ+ survivors

At 17 years old, Sami Tacher remembers standing atop a parking garage outside Seattle and staring down at the pavement. They had been trying for five years to suppress their attraction to men. At 15, ...