... of Kabul, and the interviewees come from various backgrounds. These young people address concerns about their personal lives and their country, including their unease about government corruption and lack of security. They overwhelmingly assert that education is the real key to lasting peace and successful...

... any symbols of Amanullah's era. When Muhammad Zahir Shah assumed the throne after Nadir Shah's assassination in 1933, he continued his father's approach of slow progression on gender and social issues. The gender policies of Kabul have reflected the perceptions, attitudes, and traditions of those...

...This chapter portrays women and girls forced by poverty into sex work in Kabul, and notes that even whole families can be involved. The cases of Aisha and Samira are specifically described. Aisha was forced into sex work in one of the world's poorest and most conservative countries, where...

... introduced by Amir Abdur Rahman, who imported a Scottish nurse for the women of his harem. Kabul's Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital was the country's designated orthopedic center. The hospitals in Kabul continued to operate during the Great Disaster, but under Soviet control. The cruelest aspect of war...

...This chapter reports young female artists learning modernist painting, not unheard of in Afghanistan but not expected either, particularly from women. The first Women's Arts and Modern Painting Exhibition was held in Kabul in 2008 and was organized by the Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan...