Journalist Khadija Haidary left her home in Afghanistan in October 2024 after spending three years trying to survive as a working woman in a Taleban-controlled country.

When universities closed to women in late 2022, Haidary joined an underground “resistance” network teaching maths, physics and English to girls.

Ms Haidary, who is editor of the Zan Times, now reports from her new home in Pakistan. She talks to Sorcha Pollak about the oppressive reality facing women inside Afghanistan. But while the situation is grim, some are pushing back.

Plus: Stefan Smith, spokesperson for the UN’s assistance mission in Afghanistan, on international efforts to engage with Taliban rulers.

Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Andrew McNair. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.