UN Women will continue delivering for Afghan women and girls despite sweeping restrictions and ongoing instability, a senior ...
As a chaotic situation unfolds in Kabul with the Taliban taking control, human rights activist Malala Yousafzai is expressing concern about the fate of women and minorities in Afghanistan. The Taliban ...
The agency UN Women vowed on Tuesday to continue its provision of aid for women and girls in Afghanistan despite stringent restrictions and the ongoing conflict in the region. UN Women Afghanistan ...
An interview with Sana Atef, a reporter with the Zan Times who covers the lives and work of women in Afghanistan.
September 19 marks four years since Afghan girls were barred from secondary schooling in Afghanistan. What began as a “temporary measure” in September 2021 has hardened into the most systematic denial ...
One year ago, on 25 September 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands announced their intention to hold Afghanistan accountable for violations of women’s and girls’ rights under CEDAW.
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai calls for reopening schools and universities for girls, stressing women’s vital role in ...
The warrants – the first ever on charges of gender persecution – are being hailed as an “important vindication and acknowledgement of the rights of Afghan women and girls.” But will they improve the ...
Since the Taliban returned to power almost four years ago, few women have been able to keep their jobs amid an increasing array of restrictions on women’s freedoms. Ameena is one of them. Now, Ameena, ...
When the former Afghan Women's National Football Team, now known as Afghan Women United, took the field this week in Morocco for their first games in four years, they didn't just play a match; they ...