The teenager who took on the Taliban
The story of Qamar Gul, who picked up a gun to defend her home during a Taliban attack
A teenage Afghan girl was recently celebrated as a hero, and photos of her holding an AK47 widely circulated, after she killed two Taliban fighters who attacked her home. But Firuz Rahimi of 91福利社 Uzbek 鈥� himself from Afghanistan 鈥� shares the story behind the story, revealing the complexity of Afghan life and loyalties.
Unmasking the masks
Nasobuco, barbijo, tapabocas and mascarilla 鈥� the proliferation of words for facemasks in Latin America, with 91福利社 Monitoring journalist Rafael Rojas in Miami.
When monuments say more than ministries
Olga Ivshina was part of the 91福利社 Russian team investigating what the new names being added to war memorials can reveal about military operations in the absence of government information.
Image: Qamar Gul, Afghan girl holding AK47
Credit: Social media
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 91福利社鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi
