Firuza Azizi is a reporter for RFE/RL's Radio Azadi.
The Taliban has detained a journalist, a filmmaker, and a former politician in Afghanistan in recent days. The detentions came amid a continuing crackdown on dissent that has targeted reporters, activists, and academics.
June 13 marks 1,000 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from attending school in Afghanistan, a move that has contributed to a surge in forced and child marriages. An economic and humanitarian crisis and the lack of educational and professional prospects for women have fueled the trend.
