Women

Girls’ schools show no signs of reopening with new academic year days away

It has been approximately 905 days since the Taliban prohibited girls above sixth grade from attending school.

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Women

68th session of UN Commission on the Status of Women begins

The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) kicked off Monday and will run through March.

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Business, Women

Female entrepreneurs highlight market challenges at Afghanistan-Iran exhibition

"I am from Badakhshan and traveled to Kabul. I invested thousands of AFN here and, thankfully, received a warm welcome.

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Women

Female journalists identify Taliban restrictions as major barrier to their careers

A new report says there are no female journalists in 19 provinces of Afghanistan.

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Women

IPI hosts panel on gender apartheid in Afghanistan

Co-sponsors of the event included the Global Justice Center, Rawadari, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, Malta, and.

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Women

Women’s rights advocates persist amid Taliban restrictions in Afghanistan

In more than two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, women and girls have left indelible marks of courage.

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Women

International Women’s Day spurs varied reactions in Afghanistan

Protest groups, both within and beyond Afghanistan's borders, implored the international community to halt engagements with the Taliban.

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Women

International Women’s Day: A look at state of women, girls’ rights in Afghanistan

Afghanistan uniquely suffers from widespread deprivation and limitations on women, especially evident on International Women's Day.

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Women

Karzai urges Taliban to reopen girls’ schools for new academic year

Karzai asserted that Afghanistan's future hinges on the collective and significant contributions of both men and women.

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Women

On International Women’s Day, Bennett calls on Taliban to free women’s rights defenders

Bennett expressed solidarity with Afghan women and girls, highlighting their "unparalleled level of institutional and systemic discrimination".

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