Two mountains in Afghanistan carry the name Chil Dokhtaran — “Forty Maidens” — and each holds its own story. The one in Uruzgan province is tied to a specific place, a specific era, and a name still spoken in Hazarajat: Shirin.
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A hand-knotted Afghan carpet can take months to weave and travel thousands of miles before it reaches a buyer who has no idea how it was made, graded, or named along the way. Here’s the full story — from the loom to the global market.
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What does schooling look like across three generations of an Afghan family? From Soviet-era fines for skipping class, to lessons held in animal stalls, to today’s growing private school sector — this is a look at how education in Afghanistan has changed across three generations.
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