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Moska Afghan مسکا افغان
@moskaafghan.bsky.social
77 followers 67 following 68 posts
Account of the Freedom and Education Substack
https://moskaafghan.substack.com/

Moska Afghan is the pen name of the writer.
She is a student in Kabul - her name is kept private for reasons of safety (this account is managed by supporters in London)
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Free to read from Moska Afghan on the Freedom and Education Substack:

Postcard from Kabul: The Window

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Image of a stamp with postmark from Afghanistan in 1968 - the title of the post is overlayed at the top of the image: The Window
June 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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[free to read]

New post on the Freedom and Education Substack from Moska Afghan

"Postcard from Kabul: Bangriwale"
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image of a stamp from Afghanistan with post mark
June 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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[free to read]

New post on the Freedom and Education Substack

"A Short Memoir of a Female Civil Servant"
written by Ibrahim Paygham

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Image of the flag of Afghanistan: In late 2001 Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance, with the aid of the United States, toppled the Taliban, and an interim government was established. On January 29, 2002, the government adopted the current flag. Its modified coat of arms includes the Arabic inscriptions “Afghanistan” and “There is no deity but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God.” The coat of arms still includes a mosque, two flags, and sheaves of wheat. A new national constitution approved in 2004 but not yet promulgated stipulates adding the inscription “God is great” and the date 1298 in the Islamic calendar (corresponding to the Gregorian date of 1919), the year Afghanistan achieved independence. Amid the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban retook control of the country. But, as in the 1990s, the group struggled to gain legitimacy abroad. The ousted government retained international recognition, as did its flag. [credit: Britannica]
June 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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New post on the Freedom and Education Substack

"Meat" written by Moska Afghan

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[photo credit: Nanna Muus Stephensen / The Guardian]
Image of a young afghan woman looking from a darkened room through curtains to the outside world. [photo credit: Nanna Muus Stephensen / The Guardian]
April 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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New post on the Freedom and Education Substack:

'The Turban (longai) as School Uniform'
by Ibrahim Paygham

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Image of Afghan school boys wearing turbans
April 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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New post on the Freedom and Education Substack

'The Doll' by Hila Afghan

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Image of a loose collection of dolls hands and arms
February 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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New post from Moska Afghan on the 'Letter from Kabul' Substack

Cricket: a game of joy, patriotism, and unity for Afghans

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photograph showing an Afghan girl playing cricket. She is carrying a bat, laughing as she runs between the wickets, long pony-tail flying behind her as she runs
January 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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New post on Letter from Kabul: Freedom and Education

"The Park"
written by Hila Afghan

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image of sunset in a park in Kabul with trees in the foreground and in the distance
January 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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New post on the Freedom and Education Substack

'Eighteen years have passed'
by
Moska Afghan

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image of the silhouette of a young woman with uncovered hair. She is looking from a window into a dusky sunset
January 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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New post on the Freedom and Education Substack:

'Fear of Books' by Ibrahim Paygham

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picture showing the covers of two books by Yuval Noah Harari: Homo Deus and Sapiens. The script on the two covers is in Persian language, the titles are in English
December 30, 2024 at 9:36 AM
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New post on the Freedom and Education Substack from Moska Afghan

"From the bus window"

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image of traffic in Kabul showing cars, buses and pedestrians
December 16, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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New article on the Education and Freedom Substack

Guest post written by Ibrahim Paygham
'A Fire Started by Books'

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image of a bookshelf with rows of Pashtun books
December 8, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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Moska Afghan writes:

"Moska Afghan apologises to subscribers and regrets the delay in posting her latest article - circumstances in Afghanistan and new restrictions place a heavy burden"

She hopes to be able to return next week.
[all previous posts remain free to read]
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Image of a single candle burning but providing little light against a black background
December 4, 2024 at 11:06 PM
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Moska Afghan sends greetings and thanks to so many new followers (translation from the original Pashto by the author herself):

"Dear Kabul,
I always come to you at night because your beautiful scenery becomes even more enchanting in the darkness ...
1/4
A picture of the dark sky over Kabul at night. Some house show lights A picture of the text in Pashto which is translated into English in the post to which it is attached
November 23, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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New Substack post from Moska Afghan

Wedding Songs
[Release me, I am imprisoned]

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Image of a Pashtun woman playing a hand-held drum called a Darya or Tambal at a wedding celebration. Her face is obscured by the colourful drum
November 20, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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"Punishment of the Innocents - the theft of ambition"

a new post from Moska Afghan

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Picture of a damaged tree from the forests of Afghanistan
October 26, 2024 at 11:25 AM
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@katherineschof8.bsky.social hello I look after a new Substack account from Moska Afghan - a teenager writing from Kabul. It would be great if you have a moment to look. Thanks
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October 3, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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Update:
New post on Letter from Kabul

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Image of sunset in Kabul after a storm
September 29, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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My Madrasa - a new article on the 'Letter from Kabul: Freedom and Education' Substack written by Moska Afghan

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Image showing a single candle flame over a dark background
September 29, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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New article on the Letter from Kabul Substack:
'The Trees of My School' - written by Moska Afghan
Link to the latest article on the substack written by Moska Afghan. Title of the piece is "The Trees of My School"
September 26, 2024 at 9:20 PM