An Afghan woman on the horror of being back under a repressive regime after decades of relative freedom, as told to angelinachapin
Photo: Omer Khan Tahria was watching TV with her family on Sunday when she saw that the Taliban had toppled the government in Kabul. “We just lost our hope,” she said. Since then they’ve been holed up in their apartment, terrified to go outside. The 28-year-old is worried she’ll be targeted by militants and that the professional life she has built will be destroyed by a regime hell-bent on depriving women of their basic rights.
As a little girl growing up under the Taliban’s rule, I wasn’t allowed in school. My family dressed me up as a boy and told me to go by the name Mohammad in class. They wanted me to get an education. I was the only girl there from my village, and I wasn’t supposed to tell anyone my real name. This was a difficult experience, but I’m also happy my parents made me go. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be where I am now.
In 2011, I moved to Kabul to study political science and law. At the same time, I started working as a journalist with a news agency, where I was interviewing government officials. It was a good feeling, but most of the Afghan media is run by men who don’t think women have reporting skills. A few years ago, I started my own publication; I now have a staff of five and some volunteers writing about issues like sexual abuse, harassment, and discrimination.
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