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Tahmina Kargar

Tahmina Kargar, BBC Media Action in Afghanistan

Tahmina started her career in broadcasting as a presenter for a Hindi-language radio show in Afghanistan. She joined BBC Media Action in early 2013 and is the only female floor manager in the country on such a large-scale show.

International Women’s Day: getting women’s voices heard in Afghanistan

Open Jirga audience members - a special episode of Afghanistan’s TV and radio debate show Open Jirga was devoted to women’s role in the upcoming presidential election.

"In a society where woman can’t even choose her own life partner, how can she choose her own leader?" It was a question that left the whole room stunned at a recent recording of Afghanistan's TV and radio debate show …