Rising After the Fall

Rising After the Fall: Afghan women share their stories (Scholastic, 2023). Illustrated by Afghan artist Sara Rahmani. 

This book is packed with details about life before and after the Taliban re-took Kabul in August 2021. Rising After the Fall, uses extracts from Untold’s Afghan women writer’s collective diary, kept during and following the fall of Kabul in 2021. It offers children (aged 8-12) personal and compelling snapshots of a country in transition, from a woman’s perspective. 

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