Trapped behind walls, Afghan women yearn for the freedom even animals enjoy. Denied education, movement, and dignity, they watch birds fly and squirrels roam—symbols of liberty they’re forbidden. Their silent plea echoes through barred windows: a life reduced to longing, where being born female feels like a lifelong sentence.

Trapped behind walls, Afghan women yearn for the freedom even animals enjoy. Denied education, movement, and dignity, they watch birds fly and squirrels roam—symbols of liberty they’re forbidden. Their silent plea echoes through barred windows: a life reduced to longing, where being born female feels like a lifelong sentence.