France, Aug. 24 -- Chela Noori, the founder and president of the Afghan Women of France organisation, was recently able to travel across Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. She told RFI about the conditions in which she found women and girls living, under the oppressive regime.

RFI: How were you able to travel to Afghanistan?

Chela Noori: I travelled to Afghanistan with my British passport. I didn't need a visa because my country of birth on my passport is Afghanistan.

I had never attempted to travel under the Taliban regime before. I didn't know if it would work out or not. In the end, it did. I had no problems at the airport. What I wanted to do was to assess the psychological and humanitarian ...