I still tell women’s stories and produce health programmes for BBC Persian reaching Afghan women, who have lost access to care. Her courage reminds me that Afghan women are unbreakable. I worked for Bakhtar news agency, Voice of Afghan Women Radio and for government publications. Many Afghan women I know here have left abusive husbands because they understand they are free. I volunteer with the Refugee Council helping newly arrived Afghan women find friendship and confidence.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2026 08:31 UTC