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This video documents khamak embroidery, a traditional craft practiced in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Khamak is a detailed whitework embroidery created using geometric satin stitches on fine cotton or linen cloth. It was historically used to decorate floor-length shawls for men and burqas (head coverings) for women. Most Pashtun women learn khamak embroidery at a young age […]
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In this video, we explore the rich cultural heritage of rug weaving among nomadic communities in Afghanistan. Woven entirely by hand, these rugs are not sold but traded for essential goods. Their intricate patterns – passed down through generations of women – are thousands of years old, preserving ancestral knowledge and storytelling. These rugs serve […]
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Afghanistan: Researching Shifting Landscapes (2019–2024) follows the work of the Afghan Solidarity Coalition, a global partnership of scholars and practitioners, and the resilient women artisans of Afghanistan as they navigate profound environmental, social, and economic changes. Through these intimate vignettes, woven together by a dedication to women’s peace, participation, and cultural heritage, the documentary reveals […]
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People on the Move is a short animated film from the Gender, Justice, and Security Hub that synthesises field research in Afghanistan conducted between 2019 and 2024. It outlines the Hub’s mandate to document conflict, discrimination and violence against marginalised communities, demonstrates how political instability and repeated crises create a self-perpetuating cycle of local conflict, […]
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In this video, Afghan refugee children reflect on their disrupted education during COVID-19 and how the Sikhao Saathi program helped them get back to learning. Despite lacking Pakistani ID cards, many have rejoined government schools – some already in Grade 6 – and even discovered a passion for teaching. They share the ongoing challenges of […]
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This “visual minutes” sketch mirrors our research on Afghan women’s cultural resilience in conflict. It traces the arc from forced displacement – marked by trauma, isolation and urgent needs for shelter, food, water and healthcare – to longer-term recovery through education, skills training, job access and collaboration with host communities. Central to this process are […]
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In this podcast episode of When the Taliban Returned, Academics Turned First Responders, Michelle Callender from SOAS speaks with Sobia Kapadia and Neelam Raina about their transformative work on the Culture and Conflict Project, running from 2019 to 2024. This initiative, part of the Global Challenges Research Fund Gender, Justice and Security Hub, focused on […]
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This session of the UK House of Commons Defence Committee explored the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, the collapse of the Afghan government, and the performance of the Afghanistan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP (Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy). Key points raised included: Click the image below to watch the full video, or follow this […]
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News Article: The government’s pledges to Afghans smack of virtue signalling, with almost no follow-through in our case. A co-authored piece for the UK Telegraph. We are UK based academics who have been working with Afghan partners for years. We know of several hundred Afghan individuals at high risk due to their association with UK […]
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This is a blog post published on the LSE Gender Hub pages. As Afghanistan collapsed and crisis became imminent this was written during my work as a colleague, a humanitarian actor, a fund raiser to help with evacuating our research colleagues from the country in August 2021. “This is not political analysis – I will […]