Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover
Stories from friends and family now living under the Taliban.
There is fear and uncertainty in Afghanistan as people wonder what their lives will be like under Taliban rule. Sana Safi from 成人快手 Pashto shares her insights from listening to and interviewing the Taliban, and talking to contacts in Afghanistan.
Delhi and Kashmir: two lives in letters
In 2017, 成人快手 journalist Divya Arya brought together schoolgirls Saumya and Duaa, from Delhi and Indian-administered Kashmir, to become penfriends. She tells us how their growing understanding and friendship overcame political divides. Divya's book about their correspondence is called Postbox Kashmir: Two lives in letters.
The rise of plastic surgery in China
Plastic surgery has become a booming industry in China, but this has led to a rise in unlicensed clinics and many high profile botched operations. Waiyee Yip from 成人快手 Singapore has been following the trend.
A Russian bike odyssey
成人快手 Russian's Oleg Boldyrev is a keen cyclist, and as Covid restrictions prevent more exotic routes, he's taken his bike along the backroads of Russia, revisiting childhood haunts and gauging opinions about next month's parliamentary elections.
Image: Members of Taliban forces sit at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2021
Credit: Reuters/Stringer
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 成人快手鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi