All posts tagged "Afghanistan"

Taliban Beats Protesters And Arrests Journalists At Women’s Rally In Kabul

Nabih Bulos and Marcus Yam Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “The protests came one day after the Taliban announced an...

The Internet Aided A Digital Dunkirk. But Under Taliban Rule, Afghan Activists Go Dark

Matt Pearce Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Matt Pearce reports, “The online rescue effort — waged from countless offices,...

7 Reported Dead Amid Chaos At Kabul Airport As Desperate Afghans Try To Flee

Afghanistan Woman Breaks Ground With Kabul Recycling Plant

By Stefanie Glinski Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Stefanie Glinski reports, “Zuhal Atmar, 35, has set up a recycling...

‘We Won’t Be Silenced,’ Afghan Female Musicians Tell Taliban

By Eltaf Najafizada Bloomberg News WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Negin Khpelwak, who leads the country’s first all-female Zohra Orchestra says “We can...

Afghan Feminist Who Battled Domestic Violence Now Helps Refugee Families Make It Here

By Stephen Magagnini The Sacramento Bee WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Reinventing herself as “Moon Brave,” last August, Basira Haidari was hired as...