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Sabiha Çimen's (@sabakhayr) work is on the cover of @time magazine: 'Afghan Women – A Year after The Taliban' ✨⁠ ⁠ For this cover story, a global team of female journalists and photographers spent time with eight Afghan women starting over abroad, with Çimen photographing Afghan Air Force pilots Hasina Najibi and Raihana Rahimi. ⁠ ⁠ “They [Hasina and Raihana] were preparing to return from Dubai when the Taliban captured Kabul. Worried that the Taliban would take revenge on their families if they were discovered, they told their families to burn the uniforms they’d left at home, as well as their pilot IDs and diplomas. Najibi watched on a video call as her mother set her uniform alight. ‘All my dreams were on fire,’ she says, ‘and I was just watching,’” writes Farahnaz Forotan. ⁠ ⁠ “Now, living together in the heat of southern Florida, the women wait tables in a strip mall. In the evenings, they put a rug under the tree near their apartment. They drink green tea and talk about their lives back in Afghanistan – and their biggest dream: to return to the skies."⁠ ⁠ View the full story at the link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ Photos left to right: ⁠ ⁠ (1) Afghan refugee pilots Raihana and Hasina, 25-year-old friends, at the Paragon Flight Training school near their home. They come every day and feel a sense of belonging. Fort Myers. Florida. USA. July 2022. ⁠ ⁠ (2) Raihana and Hasina by their favorite tree in front of their home. Fort Myers. Florida. USA. July 2022. ⁠ ⁠ (3) Raihana and Hasina on their bed dreaming and resting before going to work where they make sandwiches. Fort Myers. Florida. USA. July 2022. ⁠ ⁠ (4) Headphones bought by Raihana and Hasina. Fort Myers. Florida. USA. July 2022. ⁠ ⁠ (5) Raihana and Hasina. Reflection after rain. Fort Myers. Florida. USA. July 2022. ⁠ ⁠ © Sabiha Çimen (@sabakhayr) / Magnum Photos, for @time