UNAMA: Afghan women’s risk of violence up 40%
The theme for this year’s campaign in Afghanistan is “Still Together: Stand with Afghan Women.”
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Women’s rights group says violence against women has become ‘law’ in Afghanistan
The Freedom Lantern Movement of Afghan Women said violence against women in the country remains “systematic, deep and unprecedented.”
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Women’s groups in the Netherlands mark Queen Soraya’s birthday with call for rights
The event featured a gathering of Afghan activists, students, cultural figures, and women’s rights advocates.
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In central Afghanistan, locals build their own schools amid gaps in public education
Despite the growing demand for education in the district, a severe shortage of teachers continues to hamper learning.
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Afghanistan: Barred from school, girls turn to online business to support their family
Among them are Sona and Rawina Alimi, two sisters in Kabul who, after being locked out of schools and universities.
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Taliban detain, then release female doctor amid new crackdown on women in Herat
Dr. Shabnam Fazli, a general surgeon at the Herat Regional Hospital, was taken into custody by Taliban officials near the.
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UN suspends aid operations at Afghanistan-Iran border
According to the UN, over 60 percent of those arriving at Islam Qala are women and children, and nearly one-third.
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In Bamiyan, girls denied education turn to sewing workshops for survival
Barred from returning to school under Taliban rule, these girls say they never imagined their lives would be reduced to.
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In Uruzgan, women say health access has collapsed amid clinic closures
Women in Uruzgan Province say they have been left without access to health care or female doctors, as poverty deepens.
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676 million women live near war zones, UN report finds as women’s peace gains unravel
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables and left unprotected as wars multiply,”.