UNESCO's Support for Female Journalists in Afghanistan UNESCO’s Support for Female Journalists in Afghanistan
Heather Barr: Excluding Women from the Doha Meeting is a Betrayal of Women's Rights and Dignity Heather Barr, associate director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, in connection with the third Doha Meeting, posted a message on their social media page, stating that no Afghan woman has been invited to represent Afghan women at the third Doha Meeting, and women's rights issues have been omitted from the agenda of this conference. Ms. Barr further added that she had hoped for progress from the United Nations in this regard through the presence of women at the second Doha Meeting, but in the third Doha Meeting, the United Nations did not invite any Afghan women. The associate director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch has described this action of the United Nations as a betrayal of women's and girls' rights worldwide. However, some women's rights activists in Afghanistan argue that this action by the United Nations was unexpected for them, and the exclusion of women from the third Doha Meeting signifies that the world and the global community have left Afghan women alone. Regarding the exclusion of women from the third Doha Meeting, the Research and Development Institution has released a series of visual messages showing one hundred Afghan women from all 28 provinces of Afghanistan, who are calling for the boycott of the upcoming Doha conference. Furthermore, some activists and Afghan policymakers are also demanding the boycott of the third Doha Meeting. Heather Barr: Excluding Women from the Doha Meeting is a Betrayal of Women’s Rights and Dignity
Local sources in Ghazni province have reported the suspension of the recruitment of female teachers in girls' schools by the Taliban group in this province. Recruitment of Female Teachers in Ghazni Province Suspended until Further Notice
Earthquake Occurs in Badakhshan Province
In the current week, Badakhshan province has experienced its second earthquake. The earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, shook Badakhshan province and its surrounding areas in the middle of the night. According to the newsletter of the German Seismological Agency, the epicenter of this earthquake was the city of Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan […]
The rights and dignity of Afghan women have been seriously threatened
GERMANY, Jan 8 (Afghanistan Women’s News Agency) – The Afghan Women Coordinating Body expressed concern over the increase in arrest and torture of girls by the Taliban and said that such actions had never happened in the history of Afghanistan. The Afghan Women’s Coordinating Body has expressed concern in a statement about the increase in […]
A female graphic designer was also among the victims of the explosion in Kabul
KABUL, Jan 8 (Afghanistan Women’s News Agency) – On Saturday, January 6, at 6:20 PM, a densely populated passenger mini bus carrying impoverished laborers was targeted by a powerful explosion in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul. The laborers had been toiling all day to earn a meager living and were making their […]
Richard Bennett: Women arrested due to “bad hijab” should be released immediately and unconditionally
The Taliban has recently been involved in the detention of women in Kabul for the alleged reason of “bad hijab” and has been transferring them to undisclosed locations. Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has written in reaction to the recent arrests in Kabul, stating: “Recent arrests […]
UNAMA Demands the Release of Education Activists and Women’s Rights Advocates from Taliban Captivity
UNAMA, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the continued imprisonment of Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Sediqullah Afghan, activists for girls’ education, and women’s rights activist, Manizha Sediqi. UNAMA, on Wednesday, January 3rd, issued a statement in which it called for an end to arbitrary detentions by the Taliban. “The continued […]
829 Days of Seclusion and Prohibition of Education for Female Students in Afghanistan
December 30, (Afghanistan Women’s News Agency) – 829 days have passed since girls’ schools were closed to girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan. The deprivation of girls from education has sparked numerous national and international reactions, yet despite the strong emphasis from international organizations, the school gates remain closed to girls by the Taliban. […]
The recent remarks by Roza Otunbayeva, the head of UNAMA, requesting increased global interaction with the Taliban, have sparked a strong reaction from Afghan women protesters.
The recent remarks by Roza Otunbayeva, the head of UNAMA, requesting increased global interaction with the Taliban, have sparked a strong reaction from Afghan women protesters. KABUL, Dec 29 (Afghanistan Women’s News Agency) – The women protesters, members of the Purple Saturdays Movement, have objected to the recent statements made by the head of UNAMA […]
Taliban Arrests Women’s Rights Activist Julia Parsi
Afghan Women’s News Agency – Julia Parsi and her young son were arrested by the Taliban Intelligence Directorate and taken to an unknown location. Julia Parsi is a women’s rights activist and a protester against the Taliban’s discriminatory and misogynistic policies. This is despite the fact that the Taliban group had arrested Neda Parwani with […]
Hamid Karzai and Thomas West Emphasize the Importance of Girls’ Education in Afghanistan
Afghan Women’s News Agency – Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, spoke in a video conference with Thomas West, the special representative of the United States of America for Afghanistan, about the importance and impact of education of girls and boys in having a bright future and economic growth of Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai has […]
Rising Poverty to Forced Marriage of Girls to Escape Hunger in Afghanistan
Afghan Women’s News Agency – After the Taliban imposed restrictions on the work of relief agencies and the lack of funds for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, economic and human rights problems are increasing alarmingly in the country. The World Food Program (WFP) has expressed concern about the situation in Afghanistan by publishing a newsletter on […]