In mainstream media, the images that depict women in Afghanistan are often bleak, miserable and sad. The stories we hear about Afghan women from outside of the country tell us about the dangerous, war-torn conditions that the women face. More than anything, we hear about how Afghan women are oppressed; Afghan women suffer under their burqas, at the hands of the men in their life, within their Taliban and tribal controlled culture. While we can consider some of this devastatingly true, the classic portrayal of the Afghan woman lacks one crucial thing: the Afghan woman.