Zarlasht Halaimzai

Aug 21, 2024 | time.com | Zarlasht Halaimzai

IdeasBy Zarlasht HalaimzaiAugust 21, 2024 11:49 AM EDTZarlasht Halaimzai is an Afghan-born British writer and founder of Amna.org, which helps alleviate the suffering of people displaced by war and conflict. She is an Obama Fellow and recipient of the Elevate Prize. Three years ago, Afghan women lost most of their civil rights overnight, when the Taliban marched into Kabul and quickly seized the country against little resistance.

Dec 4, 2023 | theguardian.com | Zarlasht Halaimzai |Serena Manteghi

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Oct 31, 2023 | theguardian.com | Zarlasht Halaimzai

In 1992, when I was 10 years old, thousands of rockets were fired into Kabul. It started before the spring solstice, when we celebrated Persian new year, and carried on into winter. The siege forced my family to flee our home, never to return. We had hoped the fighting in Afghanistan would stop in 1989, after Soviet forces withdrew from their failed invasion. But our hope disappeared as US-funded mujahideen started fighting one another, bombarding Kabul in an attempt to seize control of the capital.