Women Political Participation
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The whirling dancer fled from Taliban Group regime
The only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan was to kick off her biggest tour around the country. Then the Taliban…
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Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen
The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools after they ordered only boys and male teachers to return to…
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EU’s queen with a tarnished crown
Queen of Europe was once one of Angela Merkel’s many nicknames. But now Germany’s powerful chancellor is poised to turn…
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Women Should Lead Afghanistan
For hundreds of years men have failed the nation of Afghanistan. With that fact in place, it is any wonder…
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Women beaten for demanding their rights
“We want equal rights, we want women in government,” dozens of female protesters chanted as they marched down a street…
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Afghanistan: Shukria Barakzai’s whispered voice notes and dramatic escape
For Shukria Barakzai, 15 August seemed, at first, an unremarkable Sunday morning. A prominent journalist and politician, a former member…
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Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them
Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home, admitting they were…
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Afghanistan: Taliban tell working women to stay at home
Working women in Afghanistan must stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety, a Taliban…
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Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women’s rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan…
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Who are the Taliban?
The Taliban were removed from power in Afghanistan by US-led forces in 2001, but the group has seized control of…
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