With the fall of Kabul on August 15 2021 and the Taliban’s reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, women across the country had to find ways to cope with their lives being turned upside down swiftly and unexpectedly. ⁠ ⁠ A group of women writers aged 22 to 60, from different provinces and ethnic groups, found reassurance by creating an online diary, shared via a messaging app and facilitated by Untold, a small UK-based organisation working with writers marginalised in society by community or conflict.⁠ ⁠ The excerpts from this collective diary — which now comprises more than 1,500 entries and 200,000 words — mark the anniversary of the fall of Kabul, and reveal both what has changed in the past year and what hasn’t. These are women on the cultural front line. Their diary is an archive of yet another milestone in the volatile history of Afghanistan. ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more. ⁠ ⁠ 📸: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters⁠ ⁠ #FT #financialtimes #afghanistan #kabul