
A girl from Bamyan, Afghanistan, wishes that the gates of girls’ schools be reopened
A girl from Bamyan, Afghanistan, wishes that the gates of girls’ schools be reopened
A girl from Bamyan, Afghanistan, wishes that the gates of girls’ schools be reopened
A girl from Bamyan, Afghanistan, wishes that the gates of girls’ schools be reopened
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Sources in Takhar province say the Taliban arrested at least 30 female students at the state university on Friday evening (June 17, 2022). The girls were students at a dormitory at Takhar State University, and ten of them, who had attended a wedding at the invitation of a friend, were arrested by Taliban agents for […]
SinDukht Center for Intellectual Development (CID) has been established to provide a platform for women to develop thinking process. The aim is to enhance networking, capacity building, pave the way to women to access to equal resources and information and establishment of a center for research. The Center has officially opened on Aug 30 2018 […]
By Rick Gladstone . Even with all the rising measures of mayhem in Afghanistan’s long war — civilian casualties, suicide bombings and refugees, to name a few — the number of children out of school had been falling. Until now. A study released Monday by Unicef shows that Afghanistan’s out-of-school population has risen to 3.7 […]
A number of Afghan journalists in Pakistan on Monday (June 27th) at a protest rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, strongly criticized the negligence of journalists and human rights organizations, saying that the journalists were in poor mental health and Institutions supporting journalists and human rights countries have been forgotten. They have issued protest statements stating that […]
Today is Thursday, June 16, the first consultative meeting of civil society activists after the recent political developments was held between more than 100 women and men social and media activists from Daikundi and Bamyan provinces. Masouma a female social activist in Daikundi province, told the Afghan Women News Agency: “Holding of such programs will […]
Lia Ghazanfar Jawad from Afghanistan is the winner of the annual FLD or Front Line (Human) Rights Defender statue recognized by the Human Rights Defenders Organization. Liah Jawad, a human rights activist, is in charge of the Feminine Solidarity for Justice Organization and an elected member of the Secretariat of the Joint Civil Society Working […]
The International Center for Journalists announced the list of annual winners of this organization today (Tuesday, May 24, 2022). Anisa Shahid, an Afghan journalist, is one of seven award-winning journalists. According to the list, a team of Ukrainian journalists and a journalist from El Salvador, along with Anisa Shahid, an Afghan journalist, have been recognized […]
The story of a decade of thriving trade in Afghanistan to street protests and immigration Siddiqa Mushtaq, co-founder of the Farabi Institute in Kabul, a member of the leadership board of the Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Industries and a women’s rights activist, has had more than a decade of thriving business in Afghanistan. By […]
A number of Afghan journalists in Pakistan on Monday (June 27th) at a protest rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, strongly criticized the negligence of journalists and human rights organizations, saying that the journalists were in poor mental health and Institutions supporting journalists and human rights countries have been forgotten. They have issued protest statements stating that […]
Today is Thursday, June 16, the first consultative meeting of civil society activists after the recent political developments was held between more than 100 women and men social and media activists from Daikundi and Bamyan provinces. Masouma a female social activist in Daikundi province, told the Afghan Women News Agency: “Holding of such programs will […]
Lia Ghazanfar Jawad from Afghanistan is the winner of the annual FLD or Front Line (Human) Rights Defender statue recognized by the Human Rights Defenders Organization. Liah Jawad, a human rights activist, is in charge of the Feminine Solidarity for Justice Organization and an elected member of the Secretariat of the Joint Civil Society Working […]
The International Center for Journalists announced the list of annual winners of this organization today (Tuesday, May 24, 2022). Anisa Shahid, an Afghan journalist, is one of seven award-winning journalists. According to the list, a team of Ukrainian journalists and a journalist from El Salvador, along with Anisa Shahid, an Afghan journalist, have been recognized […]
The story of a decade of thriving trade in Afghanistan to street protests and immigration Siddiqa Mushtaq, co-founder of the Farabi Institute in Kabul, a member of the leadership board of the Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Industries and a women’s rights activist, has had more than a decade of thriving business in Afghanistan. By […]
American forces launched a military strike in Kabul on Sunday targeting a suspected suicide car bomber that was aiming to attack the airport, a US official said. “US military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon airstrike today on a vehicle in Kabul, eliminating an imminent IS-K threat” to Hamid Karzai International airport, said Bill Urban, […]
A Ukrainian plane that landed in Afghanistan for the evacuation of Ukrainians was hijacked on Tuesday, an official in Kiev said. Unidentified men flew the plane into Iran, Russian news agency TASS quoted Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin as saying. He said: “On Tuesday, the plane was practically stolen from us. It flew into […]
Football officials are currently in negotiations with governments in an attempt to evacuate female players from Afghanistan following the recapturing of power by the Taliban, as confirmed by the world players’ union. Ever since the group took control of the country, concerns have been widely voiced on the safety of female players who have spoken […]
Former US president Donald Trump has once again attacked his Democratic successor Joe Biden over his handling of the retreat of American forces from Afghanistan, calling it “the greatest foreign policy humiliation” in the country’s history. During a rally in Alabama on Saturday, Trump, a Republican, repeatedly blamed Biden for Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban […]
Following targeted assassinations of women; This time, Zahra Jalal, the representative of the urban governance network and the provincial coordinator of Afghan Women News Agency in Khost province, has been captured by the Taliban group. Initial information shows that the Taliban had taken Ms. Jalal and her family members to the Zarghun area of Mohammad […]
A group of protesting women came to the streets of Kabul this morning, Thursday, December 22, in opposition to the deprivation of women’s right to education and chanted the slogans of “Education, Work and Freedom”. These protesting women from the intersection of Dehburi to the intersection of Kabul University with the slogans “Either all or […]
Local reporters in Khost province say that the Taliban killed a woman named Nooria, a former employee of the Tawhid Center in the province. According to reports, Ms. Nooria was first fired and then repeatedly summoned and threatened by Taliban intelligence. Nooria has recently joined the ADI organization, where she has been persecuted and threatened […]
The body of a 24-year-old girl named Roqaya, a resident of Waras district in Bamyan province, was found inside a well in the area of Shahidan in Bamyan province on Wednesday, June 22, the press office of the Bamyan police said in a statement. The girl is said to have lived in the capital of […]
the term ‘virginity’ outdated – or even obsolete? Some experts argue we need a workable alternative to discuss our early sexual experiences. Feminists note virginity traditionally frames female sexuality as a treasure, gift or memento to be ‘given’ by women, ‘taken’ from them or simply ‘lost’. Sex educators note traditional narratives around virginity often fall […]
The only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan was to kick off her biggest tour around the country. Then the Taliban took over. The Taliban sees Sufi whirling dervishes as against Islamic law. Fahima Mirzaei had no choice but to run. This is the story of her escape. This is part of the documentary Farewell My […]