Stories

Jamshid Begzad is a 20-year-old originally from Badakhshan in north-eastern Afghanistan, who currently lives in western Kabul. This area, known as Darulaman, is a mixed… Read More »Fostering ambitions

Zaman Amiri, aged 20, grew up in a traditional rural community in the remote district of Waras in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan, an area… Read More »Confronting stereotypes

It is difficult to overestimate just how important meals are for Afghans. Many foods and eating habits follow traditional practices, even in large cities where… Read More »A meal together

Ipso’s ongoing work takes place in a number of areas of Afghanistan inhabited by members of the Ismaili community, a sect of the Shia faith… Read More »A chat with an Ismaili friend

The province of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan is home to a diverse range of ethnic groups. The population of the provincial capital of Jalalabad is… Read More »Addressing prejudice through interaction: the Pashayi of Nangarhar

Like other Afghans, the Kyrgyz community in the country, face a mix of advantages and challenges in their lives. On the positive side, this population… Read More »Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz community in the Wakhan

Although the majority of the population of Kandahar belongs to the Sunni faith and identifies as Pashtun, there is also a significant number of Shia… Read More »Living together in Kandahar

Kapisa is a very diverse place, in social terms, but this does not always translate into recognition. While the province is home to Pashtun, Tajik,… Read More »Bridging the ethnic divide

Many Afghan “Kochyan” (nomads) inhabit tents made of bands woven from the wool of goats and sheep by women from these communities, who move every… Read More »Nomads: a changing way of life

Early each morning, dozens of Hindus and Sikhs who live in Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province head to the Daramsala (Sikh temple) to worship. Their… Read More »We are all Afghans – Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs