Born in Damascus, Syria to an exiled Afghan family, Queen Soraya Tarzi rose to become one of the most powerful figures in Afghanistan’s contemporary history. In ea...
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Kubra Nurzai was born in a family of five sisters and three brothers in Kabul City. She attended Malalai High School, which she returnedto lead after graduating fr...
ViewShukrea Erfani was born in Qarabaagh, Afghanistan and moved to Iran with her family when she was five. There, she was able to start school. When she was a teenager...
ViewWhen she was 16 years old, Shakila Zareen was shot in the face by her husband. Forced to marry a powerful man 14 years her senior, Shakila had never expected a hap...
ViewHanifa is the youngest in a family of ten. She was born in Kabul and forced to move to Quetta, Pakistan with her family due to war. As a refugee and even when she ...
ViewNegin Khpalwak surrounded by tall trees and even taller mountains, Negin Khpalwak spent much of her childhood playing with her siblings and other village children ...
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