"Mine Is the Voice of the Voiceless in Afghanistan, because Remaining Silent Is Treason"

The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, but activist Malalai Joia (Farah, Afghanistan, 1978) was already living in the bush, as she was critical of the government that had been in power before these extremist Islamists; in her words, “the United States put these puppets and warlords in power, and by the way, the Taliban as well.” Wearing a burqa and accompanied by bodyguards, she traveled here and there to meet with her follower…