Perspective: In Afghanistan, a woman is no fish out of water but not for lack of trying

Bernama journalist Nurul Isnaini in front of a few Soviet tanks which as relics of the USSR invasion in Afghanistan. Photos: Bernama

Wear a hijab or die.

Before I left for Afghanistan last month to report on Malaysian humanitarian efforts and the state of women’s rights under the Taliban, many were worried I would be maimed or killed because I am a woman. There was also the worry that I would not be able to do my work because although women would talk to me, no man would.