Zarin Gul

Zarin Gul is a mother and grandmother living in Afghanistan who recently made headlines for her desperate attempt to get her heavily pregnant daughter, Nasrin, to a hospital. Gul faced grave danger and humiliation at Taliban checkpoints due to their strict regulations requiring women to be accompanied by a male guardian. Despite her pleas, the Taliban initially denied her passage, highlighting the dire consequences of restrictive gender policies on maternal healthcare in the country.