Talent Wasted: Afghanistan’s Educated Women Adapt Under Taliban Restrictions Copyright © 2026 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 KABUL, Jan 28 2026 (IPS) - Young women in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, are trying their hands at unfamiliar tasks in embroidery, tailoring and designing beads in market stalls. Many should instead have been sitting at desks writing computer software or reporting news, the fields they trained for. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/01/talent-wasted-afghanistans-educated-women-adapt-under-taliban-restrictions/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service