As Afghan government and Taliban negotiators try to broker a peace deal in Doha, RFE/RL's Gandhara is asking Afghans: "What's at stake for you in the Afghan peace talks?" For Ahoo Shahidi, it's all about the freedom of pursuing her passion as a tattoo artist.
Atefa Tayeb says access to schooling for girls and women is not negotiable in the Afghan government's peace talks with the Taliban.
A giant, concrete barrier in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has been transformed into a mural where residents of the capital can write about their hopes and demands for the country's peace process.
The son of revered Afghan resistance fighter Ahmad Shah Masud says he wants to make his late father's goal of creating a moderate Afghan state a reality. In an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan, Ahmad Masud warned against any peace deal with the Taliban and explained why he's following in his slain father's political footsteps to fight the group's extremist ideology.
Scarred by bullets and bombs after decades of conflict, Afghanistan's Darul Aman Palace is being restored to its former glory.
