Traversing the Sabzak Pass in Afghanistan is treacherous. But for travelers in distress, one innkeeper, who personifies Afghan generosity, is there to help with a cup of tea, a meal or car repair.
The Taliban administration extended a ban on women working in aid organizations to the United Nations, putting at risk one of the country’s last sources of badly needed aid.
Walking down its streets a year ago was like wandering into the modern ruins of another empire come and gone from Afghanistan. Now, the Taliban have adopted the former diplomatic enclave as their own.
The legislator, Mursal Nabizada, was one of a few female parliamentarians who remained in the country after the Western-backed government collapsed and the Taliban seized power.