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...

7 MARCH 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...

6 DECEMBER 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...

6 DECEMBER 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...

2 AUGUST 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...

5 JULY 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...

12 JUNE 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...

8 MAY 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.

19 APRIL 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...

3 MARCH 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.

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Rudi Heinrich
“Kabul’s Haikus”—fiction from Maryam Mahjoba

“Kabul’s Haikus”—fiction from Maryam Mahjoba

In this short story by Maryam Mahjoba, a teacher from Japan travels to Afghanistan to teach at a...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Maryam Mahjoba
The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

Breaking stereotypes that their country is only about war, Afghan women continue to write despite the Taliban, writes...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Lillie Razvi
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