The Vault Expert: The Woman They Tried to Silence: Zahra Yagana’s Story of Survival and Strength

Brushwood Media Network · Jul 21, 2026 · 24m

This week on The Vault Expert, Zahra Yagana is the expert. Zahra is an author, public speaker, and human rights advocate who has lived through abuse, displacement, and the loss of the life she worked so hard to build. During our conversation, Zahra shared her experience of living with an abusive husband and finding the courage to escape with her children. Determined to protect them, she created a safe and independent life for her family in Afghanistan. Then Afghanistan fell in 2021, and everything changed again. Zahra and her children were forced to leave their home and begin a new life as…