

Gali Weiss
- Mar 6, 2022
Words and Beyond
I received this powerful expression from a woman in Afghanistan. though she signed it, I removed her name for security.


Gali Weiss
- Feb 7, 2022
Where are They?
I have discovered Rukhshana Media, an Afghan women's media organisation created in November 2020 in memory of Rukhshana, a young woman...
Gali Weiss
- Jan 21, 2022
Update to Yesterday's Taliban Raid
The Age online news reported this morning on the Taliban raid on the home of activist Tamana Zaryabi Paryani, referring to the video...


Gali Weiss
- Jan 20, 2022
Video Evidence of Taliban Raid on Woman Protester
Another terrifying video has come to light evidencing the persecution of women in Afghanistan today, this time from a BBC Persian News...


Gali Weiss
- Jan 17, 2022
The Murder of a Woman and two Girls
Yesterday, January 16, 2022, the Taliban terrorist group shot a woman and two young girls in front of dozens of people, near the Passport...


Gali Weiss
- Jan 16, 2022
Children's voices - Street Interviews (part 2)
SH, U's friend, continues to interview children in the streets. SH: What is your name? Child 1: Abdul Kabir. SH: What are you doing Abdul...


Gali Weiss
- Jan 14, 2022
In Memory of Women
Zainab Abdullahi, pictured above, had studied economics and was employed by the previous government of Afghanistan. She was killed last...


Gali Weiss
- Jan 11, 2022
The Latest Rules
These photos are stills from a video posted on Afghan Facebook https://fb.watch/anH2PPEjpe/ The video shows a Taliban man telling a taxi...


Gali Weiss
- Jan 9, 2022
Winter Living on the Streets for Women and Children
Under the Taliban rule, it doesn’t matter that women and young girls are begging on their own in the streets, or doing hard roadside...


Gali Weiss
- Dec 19, 2021
Children on the Streets of Afghanistan
Afghan children are starting to help their families by begging and collecting rubbish from the streets. U's friend, SH, interviewed some...


Gali Weiss
- Dec 14, 2021
The Value of Bread
U keeps me updated with what's happening in her homeland. She knows I still want to know. While here in Australia I have to search online...


Gali Weiss
- Dec 6, 2021
The Disappearance of Navid
U told me of a young man, Navid Ahmad in Helmand province, who recently criticised the Taliban and paid the price for doing so. "Young...


Gali Weiss
- Nov 9, 2021
Desperate Struggle For Food
The desperation to feed their families is driving many people in Afghanistan to do things they would never have done before. This photo...


Gali Weiss
- Oct 31, 2021
Poverty and its Consequences
I had heard of underaged girls being married to middle aged men well before the latest Taliban takeover. However, the details in the...

Gali Weiss
- Oct 4, 2021
Flight to Safety
I've been having text conversations daily with musician H over the past few weeks. On Sunday, I sensed something positive was happening...

Gali Weiss
- Oct 2, 2021
How Women Should Be Seen and (not) Heard
Women in just about every culture I’ve encountered have been often characterised as endangering men by their sexuality. And yet, we’re...


Gali Weiss
- Oct 1, 2021
Public Hanging – Punishment for All
In the 1990s, during the Taliban's five-year period of rule, executions were held at Kabul's sports stadium or on the grounds of the Eid...


Gali Weiss
- Sep 30, 2021
Another Killing of a Pregnant Woman
My friend U has seen a report about the murder of a woman, for no clear reason, by a Taliban soldier. “On September 19, 2021, 35 year-old...


Gali Weiss
- Sep 30, 2021
Scenes of Hunger Crisis
A young woman in Kabul that I am in touch with has been inside her accomodation for months, not going out due to the danger she is likely...

Gali Weiss
- Sep 20, 2021
Visa for Life
Pakistani soldier (R, front) and an Afghan Taliban (L, front) stand guard on their respective sides at the Torkham border crossing...