Khalida Furugh (born 1972; Persian: خالده فروغ) is an Afghan poet and academic.
[3] She left Afghanistan during the Taliban's rule in the 1990s and early 2000s, living in Pakistan, and then returning after their fall.
[2] Her work also deals with women's roles in society, although she rejects the idea that there is a distinct "feminine" or "masculine" form of poetry, arguing poetic writing is not inextricably linked to a gender binary.
[2][3] She has published at least six books of poetry, including "Resurrection of Mithra" (1994), "Always Five in the Afternoon" (2007), "In Streets of Sleep and Memories " (2001), "Cemetery Is Endless Novel" (2009), "In World's Empty Alley" (2009), and "My Tomorrow Happened Yesterday " (2012).
[2][4] Furugh is a faculty member at Kabul University, where she teaches Persian language and literature.