Afghanistan

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Activism

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’

Nobel Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai talks to Big Issue about her new documentary, Bread & Roses, which shows the brutal realities of life for Afghanistan’s women under the Taliban

‘My heart burns’: Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
Afghanistan

‘My heart burns’: Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope

Two young Afghan women share their stories of coming to the UK and continuing their education and careers after the Taliban obliterated their rights in their home country

I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort
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I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort

An Afghan refugee describes his journey to the UK – and the consequences of life inside Britain’s asylum system

Ex-child refugee says UK is going backwards on migrant rights: ‘Politicians have blood on their hands’
Immigration

Ex-child refugee says UK is going backwards on migrant rights: ‘Politicians have blood on their hands’

How Afghan women and girls are defying the Taliban with secret schools: ‘We are not alone’
Afghanistan

How Afghan women and girls are defying the Taliban with secret schools: ‘We are not alone’

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Meet Freshta Karim: The Afghan children’s rights activist bringing books to Kabul’s kids
Afghanistan

Meet Freshta Karim: The Afghan children’s rights activist bringing books to Kabul’s kids

Afghan veterans and their families who fled Taliban to UK at risk of homelessness as crisis looms
Homelessness

Afghan veterans and their families who fled Taliban to UK at risk of homelessness as crisis looms

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban
Memoir

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Refugees

Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers

Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’
Resettlement

Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’

‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’
Music

‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome
Enver Solomon

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome

‘Don’t forget Afghanistan’: The kite festival with a message
Afghanistan

‘Don’t forget Afghanistan’: The kite festival with a message

Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees
Refugee crisis

Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees

Government on course to repeat Afghanistan evacuation mistakes in Ukraine, MPs warn
ukraine invasion

Government on course to repeat Afghanistan evacuation mistakes in Ukraine, MPs warn

Government pleads with landlords to house Afghan refugees after only 350 come forward
Afghanistan

Government pleads with landlords to house Afghan refugees after only 350 come forward

Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations
Afghan refugees

Afghans face ‘lottery’ for UK resettlement – with no dates set for further evacuations

Experts wait on ‘crucial details’ after Afghan resettlement scheme launch confirmed
afghanistan

Experts wait on ‘crucial details’ after Afghan resettlement scheme launch confirmed

‘The lights are so beautiful’: Refugees on their first Christmas in the UK
Christmas

‘The lights are so beautiful’: Refugees on their first Christmas in the UK

Women and LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan are still waiting for the UK refugees scheme to open
Social Justice

Women and LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan are still waiting for the UK refugees scheme to open

‘Nowhere near good enough’: Government slammed over lack of support for LGBTQ+ Afghans
Activism

‘Nowhere near good enough’: Government slammed over lack of support for LGBTQ+ Afghans