Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Histories of Conflict, Resistance & Desires

Afghanistan’s Histories of Conflict, Resistance & Desires

A new exhibition unravels the entangled histories and cultures of Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Western Europe through...

MARCH 7, 2025 • By Jelena Sofronijevic
“The Curse of the Chinar Tree”—a family horror story

“The Curse of the Chinar Tree”—a family horror story

For one family, faith is overshadowed by the bitter taste of suffering rather than the peace it is...

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • By Shamsia
“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan

“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan

When Eve leaves Adam in Purgatory to settle their score once and for all, she's devastated by what...

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • By Parand
World Picks from the Editors: AUGUST

World Picks from the Editors: AUGUST

Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by...

AUGUST 2, 2024 • By TMR
“The Social Media Kids”—a short story by Qais Akbar Omar

“The Social Media Kids”—a short story by Qais Akbar Omar

In Qais Akbar Omar’s short story, a surprise homecoming threatens to upend the lives of a 14-year-old and...

JULY 5, 2024 • By Qais Akbar Omar
Three Poems by Somaia Ramish

Three Poems by Somaia Ramish

Somaia Ramish's poems, originally in Persian, decry violence against women, underage or forced marriage, poverty and the impact...

JUNE 12, 2024 • By Somaia Ramish
Sahar Muradi presents two poems from OCTOBERS

Sahar Muradi presents two poems from OCTOBERS

Heartbreak and echoes, as a poet recalls the US invasion and occupation of her native Afghanistan, the death...

MAY 8, 2024 • By Sahar Muradi
Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Iason Athanasiadis reviews a documentary of an Egyptian's observations of the first year of the Taliban's new regime.

APRIL 19, 2024 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Legacy of the CIA, from Graveyard Empire

The Legacy of the CIA, from Graveyard Empire

Austro-Afghan reporter Emran Feroz has published a new book on four decades of intervention in Afghanistan, with a...

MARCH 3, 2024 • By Emran Feroz
War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel

War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel

Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.

JANUARY 15, 2024 • By Rudi Heinrich
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