"The day before the Taliban trammeled her freedom, a young woman went for a bike ride."
Terrific long-form piece in Bicycling about female cyclists in Afghanistan after the return of the Taliban. The Taliban of course doesn't want females to ride bikes because the bike seats "threatens a woman’s chastity": The Alchemists by Kim Cross.
These Women Were Some of Afghanistan’s Best Athletes. Then They Started Getting Death Threats.
They led a cycling revolution in a country where women were forbidden to ride. When the Taliban returned to power, their only hope was a harrowing escape to an uncertain future.
Kim Cross
