The Taliban Took Everything – Even My Hope Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/05/the-taliban-took-everything-even-my-hope/ KABUL, May 8 2025 (IPS) - Rukhsar (pseudonym), 27, is a widow and sole breadwinner for a family of five. She recounts her life story under Taliban rule, a reality faced by thousands of women in Afghanistan. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.