‘The Dreams We Had Are Like a Dream’

<p>Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year, thousands of women and girls who were in school or had jobs were forced back into their homes.</p><p>The Daily producers Lynsea Garrison and Stella Tan have been talking to women and girls across the country about their lives under Taliban rule — and about what kind of future they now face.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Taliban has<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/world/asia/afghanistan-girls-schools-taliban.html"> reneged on its promise to open Afghanistan’s girls’ schools</a>. The reversal could threaten aid as international officials had made girls’ education a condition for greater assistance.</li></ul><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>