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Recent abductions show Taliban’s goal of removing women from public sphere

By Paiman Arman,* translated into English by Rustam Seerat

Jan 12, 2024

Recent abductions show Taliban’s goal of removing women from public sphere

Jan 12, 2024

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How much can you earn from medium, realistically?

I will tell you, but first, let me bore you with how I got to the medium.

Feb 6, 2023

How much can you earn from medium, realistically?

Feb 6, 2023

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The Medium Journey: Rollercoasters, Penguins, and the Almighty Algorithm

Happy New Y, fellow writers and aspiring wordsmiths! Picture this: A year spent typing away like a caffeinated squirrel, 141 stories…

Dec 31, 2023

The Medium Journey: Rollercoasters, Penguins, and the Almighty Algorithm

Dec 31, 2023

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How I became literate but had to bury my books

My story on how I learned to read and write and how I buried my books when the Taliban took over Afghanistan for the 2nd time.

Jan 21, 2023

How I became literate but had to bury my books

Jan 21, 2023

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Can the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan teach us a thing or two about the Ukraine war?

Almost 34 years ago, on this day — February 15th, 1989 — the last Soviet soldier left Afghanistan. As we mark this anniversary, I take a…

Feb 15, 2023

Can the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan teach us a thing or two about the Ukraine war?

Feb 15, 2023

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Why We Kill: Searching for the Roots of Human Violence

In Memory of Jane Goodall

Oct 2

Why We Kill: Searching for the Roots of Human Violence

Oct 2

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Afghanistan’s Digital Reset: Is the Taliban Building a North Korea–Style Internet?

On the evening of 29 September 2025, the Taliban switched off the internet across Afghanistan. I tried and failed to reach friends through…

Sep 30

Afghanistan’s Digital Reset: Is the Taliban Building a North Korea–Style Internet?

Sep 30

Afghanistan’s Political Transformation: A Roadmap for the EU

This policy paper was published by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom South Asia. To see the original, click here

Sep 23

Afghanistan’s Political Transformation: A Roadmap for the EU

Sep 23

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From Tragedy to Theology: How the Taliban Turn Earthquakes into Sermons on Sin

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken Afghanistan as the death toll from the devastating quake on Sunday rose to more than 2,200.

Sep 5

From Tragedy to Theology: How the Taliban Turn Earthquakes into Sermons on Sin

Sep 5

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More Than a Quake: How Taliban Rule Turns Disaster Into Catastrophe

On the night of Sunday, 1 September, the ground shook violently across eastern Afghanistan. While Kunar province has borne the brunt of the…

Sep 3

More Than a Quake: How Taliban Rule Turns Disaster Into Catastrophe

Sep 3

Rustam Seerat

Rustam Seerat

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I scout Afghanistan media for stories about women that deserve wider attention. Whatever I earn on Medium, 50% will be donated to educating children in Afg.

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