Afghan activist Crystal Bayat - in pictures

  • Crystal Bayat, centre, had been planning to run for parliament before the Taliban returned to power. Photo: Crystal Bayat
    Crystal Bayat, centre, had been planning to run for parliament before the Taliban returned to power. Photo: Crystal Bayat
  • Ms Bayat marches in a protest following the return of the Taliban. Photo: Crystal Bayat
    Ms Bayat marches in a protest following the return of the Taliban. Photo: Crystal Bayat
  • Ms Bayat and a group of women join a demonstration in Kabul. Photo: Crystal Bayat
    Ms Bayat and a group of women join a demonstration in Kabul. Photo: Crystal Bayat
  • A group of Afghan women protest in Kabul after the Taliban announced their new government in Afghanistan. AFP
    A group of Afghan women protest in Kabul after the Taliban announced their new government in Afghanistan. AFP
  • A US soldier helps a man over a barrier at Kabul airport during the withdrawal. Reuters
    A US soldier helps a man over a barrier at Kabul airport during the withdrawal. Reuters
  • A plane full of fleeing Afghans at Kabul airport. PA
    A plane full of fleeing Afghans at Kabul airport. PA
  • A WhatsApp message sent by Ms Bayat as she boarded the plane at Kabul airport. Photo: Dan Druhora
    A WhatsApp message sent by Ms Bayat as she boarded the plane at Kabul airport. Photo: Dan Druhora
  • Ms Bayat fears for the current state of the Afghan education system, with women and secondary school-aged girls barred from the classroom, and the Taliban's curriculum focusing heavily on indoctrinating pupils with their extreme version of Islam. AFP
    Ms Bayat fears for the current state of the Afghan education system, with women and secondary school-aged girls barred from the classroom, and the Taliban's curriculum focusing heavily on indoctrinating pupils with their extreme version of Islam. AFP
  • Ms Bayat, right, speaks at the Unsilenced: A Call to Action event in Los Angeles. Photo: Dan Druhora
    Ms Bayat, right, speaks at the Unsilenced: A Call to Action event in Los Angeles. Photo: Dan Druhora
  • Ms Bayat, centre, participates in a meeting in the US. Photo: Crystal Bayat
    Ms Bayat, centre, participates in a meeting in the US. Photo: Crystal Bayat