Some may question why terminology matters. What leaders call the situation in Afghanistan won’t instantly change the reality for women there. Even with labeling the Taliban’s actions as a ...
It’s all absolutely absurd. As an activist, when I think about the work I have been doing and what many other Afghan women have been doing, we have a simple wish: Let’s call it a crime at the ...
Amid a harrowing reality, where an Afghan woman dies every hour from childbirth complications, Pashtana Durrani voices the grim future awaiting them due to the Taliban’s latest education ban. “People ...
The situation of women and girls in Afghanistan is without parallels and requires comprehensive responses, including legal responses to ensure justice and accountability. Earlier in September 2024, ...
The European Union has condemned the ban, while the United Nations chief mission in Afghanistan said it was "extremely concerned about a reported directive" that was preventing women and girls ...