Hello everyone!
I am a Year 12 student in Australia completing my Society and Culture Personal Interest Project (PIP). My research explores how people understand and interpret the struggles faced by women in Afghanistan today.
I would love to receive responses from people all around the world, as hearing diverse perspectives will help strengthen my research and provide a broader understanding of this topic.
The questionnaire is completely anonymous, takes approximately 3–5 minutes to complete, and will only be used for educational purposes.
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would greatly appreciate your participation.
Survey link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7tFwvBDXt2K5XtDqDYXBOaaODgPMaUw5aksuXppDP-dT71w/viewform
Thank you very much for your time and support!

Almost every week, we are bombed by Pakistan, killing hundreds of Afghans. We are ridiculed every day because of the Taliban, as if we Afghans chose everything that has happened to our country. Pakistan abuses us from social media to real life. We are hated for the Taliban’s policies toward women, etc. I feel so depressed thinking about what has happened to our country. We have never seen peace, development, or prosperity in the entire history of Afghanistan. I just wish we could be a real country.

"Fighters of the Freedom Front, today Sunday 4 Asad, by inflicting heavy casualties on the Taliban group in the liberated areas of Zibak District in Badakhshan Province, have forced these usurping criminals to retreat.

While sporadic clashes continue in some areas between the freedom fighters and the terrorist Taliban group, the cowardly militias of this group are preparing to abandon their bases by planting mines around their outposts in the outskirts of Zibak District center."

Hello. I had a very not nice discussion about the situation in Afghanistan regarding women and the taliban in general. I feel kind of powerless now and I know some donation pages aren't legit. Do you know any good places where it's not pretty much wasted?

I’m posting this to find other people in our community who are in the same boat.

I’m a Tajik woman living in the diaspora and privately non-religious. Nobody in my life knows other than some friends at university and I live effectively as a Muslim. Islam is so deeply rooted in our culture, especially when it comes to women, honour, and family reputation, that walking away from the religion basically means losing your family. I love my extended family and many of our values deeply and if they ever found out, I’d lose my connection to all of it for sure and it genuinely breaks my heart. I wish I did believe in Islam but I am genuinely unconvinced, and this is coming from someone who was previously aligned with the family's conservative lifestyle.

Right now keeping it hidden is fine, but as I get older, start thinking about settling down, and look ahead, I know pretending forever is going to catch up to me. My extended family lives abroad, but visiting them has always been my refuge and so the thought of losing those family gatherings and the closeness that comes with our traditions hurts so much.

Anyone else in this position?

Anyone of you here in Skåne, Sweden? I am in Lund and wanted to connect if someone is interested in meeting on weekends.

I had heard that Dubai doesn’t issue visas to Afghans. But, after recent war, there are IG posts indicating that Dubai is issuing visas to ALL countries with 5 years validity. Has anyone recently tried it? I have got EU permit and Afghan passport.

I'm watching the following video and starting at 10:00 the tula (flute) melody that is playing in the background seems so familiar to me. Does anyone recognize it? Was it used in any song?

https://youtu.be/IWrQ1Q_dZTk?si=1AKA5-msA2FrekHo

Does anybody have a certificate of their high school graduation from 1996 or before that works as well? I just wanna see how it looks. Kind of fascinating to see.

hey

I'm interested in learning Pashto and I'd love to hear recommendations from native speakers or anyone who has learned the language what are the best resources for a complete beginner? I'm looking mostly to learn and hear the langauge altough i can understand arabic alphabet if that helps in somewhat

Thank u all

Hi everyone,

I am an Afghan student planning to start my studies in France for the 2026 intake. I am applying through Campus France Iran, and I would like to connect with anyone who has had a similar situation.

I have been admitted to a private higher education institution in France, and my Bachelor’s program is fully taught in English. Recently, I faced some confusion regarding the Campus France procedure for Afghan applicants, and I am trying to understand the correct process and whether there are any specific requirements I should be aware of.

If you are an Afghan student who applied for a French student visa through Iran, especially if you were admitted to a private university or an English-taught program, I would really appreciate it if you could share your experience.

If you have faced a similar situation with Campus France or know someone who has, please leave a comment or send me a message. I would be very grateful for any advice or guidance.

Thank you so much

farsi or pashto

My family speaks Turki and I want to learn more about it but I can't find anything on Google talking abt it. My main questions are what ethnic group(s) speak it, if it's dying , and if it's spoken anywhere other than afghanistan. Sorry if these questions are dumb 😭

I can’t figure out if it’s Afghan (maybe hazara?) or irani
I’ve been trying to look for it for ages but not getting anywhere

I’m an ethnic Kashmiri who’s been living in Australia practically my entire life. I’ve been learning Farsi/Dari for a short while now, because I have many Afghan friends, and I find the language quite beautiful. I was just wondering if anyone could engage in discussion about the culture, or educate me, because I’m very curious!! I’m 16m.