MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 10 (Reuters) – At home in northern Afghanistan, 19-year old Khushi draws a self-portrait – a figure enveloped by a blue burqa inside a cage.
The former university student once attended classes in law and political science at northern Balkh province’s main university. But she sank into depression since the Taliban closed tertiary institutions to women in December, requiring psychiatric treatment where she was recommended art therapy classes.