The unnamed woman, who was set to graduate in November from the American University of Afghanistan and Kabul University, said she was devastated to see the Taliban retake the country."As a woman, I feel like I am the victim of this political war that men started. I felt like I can no longer laugh out loud, I can no longer listen to my favorite songs, I can no longer meet my friends in our favourite cafe, I can no longer wear my favourite yellow dress or pink lipstick.
She described fearful faces of women in her surroundings, alongside men whom she said didn't want women to be educated and made fun of them. She also said having identification or awards from school is risky, and that there will be no jobs for women in Afghanistan. "I did not expect that we would be deprived of all our basic rights again and travel back to 20 years ago. That after 20 years of fighting for our rights and freedom, we should be hunting for burqas and hiding our identity," she wrote., the group imposed harsh policies that severely decimated the personal freedoms of women across Afghanistan.