Skip to main content

Naqiba Barakzai

Stories by the Author

Traffic moves through the old city in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Traffic moves through the old city in Kabul, Afghanistan. © Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

The Perils of Taking an Afghan Bus

Casualty rate along major artery alarms leading bus corporation.

26 Mar 18

An Afghan woman in central Kabul, Afghanistan.

An Afghan woman in central Kabul, Afghanistan. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Afghanistan: The Taboo of Sexual Rejection

When men take multiple wives, the emotional cost can be enormous.

23 Jan 17

Afghan Women Still Bound by Burka

''It’s like a cage. I wish men could also be trapped like this so that they would understand how much we suffer.''

12 Feb 16

Support local journalists