Khudai Noor Nasar

Sep 2, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Khudai Noor Nasar

KABUL -- Afghan journalist Saima thought she was one of the lucky ones when the Taliban swept back to power. She could no longer do the reporting she once did, and was restricted to reading the news on TV with her face covered. But unlike many, Saima kept her job as the Taliban's ultra-strict version of Islam forced most women out of the workplace altogether and severely limited girls' education.

Aug 17, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Khudai Noor Nasar

KABUL -- A copper-mining project in Afghanistan finally got off the ground last month after a delay of over 16 years, but critics worry that a lack of independent supervision could lead to widespread pollution and the destruction of historical ruins and relics uncovered at the Mes Aynak site. Three years after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the government still isn't widely recognized and the economy has tanked.

Aug 17, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Khudai Noor Nasar

KABUL -- A copper-mining project in Afghanistan finally got off the ground last month after a delay of over 16 years, but critics worry that a lack of independent supervision could lead to widespread pollution and the destruction of historical ruins and relics uncovered at the Mes Aynak site. Three years after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the government still isn't widely recognized and the economy has tanked.

Aug 14, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Khudai Noor Nasar

KABUL -- Western-style clothes maker Najib Ahmad Rahimi knew his business could be in trouble when the Taliban swept back to power in Afghanistan three years ago. Rahimi was selling T-shirts, jeans and other apparel from his three shops in Kabul, but turban-and-tunic-wearing Taliban officials had banned Western clothing when they first took control of the country in the mid-1990s. The clothes seller worried that history would repeat itself.

Jun 9, 2024 | thenationalnews.com | Khudai Noor Nasar |Joshua Longmore