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Lives of Afghan women

Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom by Zoya

The story of a young woman who, forced to flee Kabul for Pakistan, becomes a member of a clandestine organization devoted to empowering Afghan women.

Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom by Batya Swift Yasgur

A harrowing revelation of the private torment of women in Afghanistan and their struggle for political rights, education and equality.

Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan by Sally Armstrong

An account of the daily hardships, struggles, and courage of women who lived under the brutal yoke of the Taliban in the 1990s, written by a UNICEF representative to Afghanistan.

With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan by Anne E. Brodsky

The inside story of RAWA, a powerful underground organization that helped thousands of women overcome illiteracy, abuse and misogyny.

My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban by Latifa

The chronicles of one teenaged girl and her family in their courageous struggle to defy edicts handed down by the oppressive regime of the Taliban.