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  • Women’s protest against the Taliban in Helmand and Samangan provinces 17 Aug 2022

    Women’s protest against the Taliban in Helmand and Samangan provinces

    The members of the spontaneous movement of Afghan women fighters in Helmand and Samangan provinces protested against the Taliban and demanded bread, work and freedom for women. On the eve of the one year anniversary of the fall of the country to the Taliban, these women gathered in a closed place and announced their opposition […]

Women of Afghanistan: Episode 7 – Parastoo Saqib 11 Mar 2019

Women of Afghanistan: Episode 7 – Parastoo Saqib

Why the ‘Barbaric’ Practice of Stoning Is Still Used in Afghanistan By Parastoo Saqib In the twenty-first century, Afghans are still being stoned to death, most of them women. They are being punished according to outdated religious teachings and beliefs, which are gaining popularity as the environment worsens for Afghan women. And with the security […]

How can we negotiate with the Taliban? Afghan women know. 20 Feb 2019

How can we negotiate with the Taliban? Afghan women know.

Thursday, February 7, 2019 / BY: Palwasha L. Kakar Afghan political leaders met in Moscow this week with Taliban representatives amid new momentum in diplomatic efforts to end Afghanistan’s war. Like other recent discussions, including those between U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives in Qatar, Afghan women remain almost entirely excluded. Yet mostly unnoticed […]