The protest of residents in the Jebrail area of Herat against the Taliban’s detention of women and girls was met with a crackdown by the group’s forces. Videos circulating on soci...
In a video that has been circulated, a female doctor says that the Taliban are demanding 13,000 Afghanis from the families of detained women in exchange for their release. She say...
Fawzia Koofi, a women’s rights activist and former member of Afghanistan’s parliament, has called on the people of Herat to engage in civil disobedience against what she describes...
UN Women says recent restrictions may push vulnerable families toward earlier marriages for girls as economic pressure and school closures continue to reshape household decisions....
Former president Hamid Karzai renewed his appeal for the reopening of schools and universities for girls, saying the country needs educated women to move forward. The comments come...
Fawzia Koofi: Inviting the Taliban to Europe Is a Slap in the Face of Afghan Women Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament, has criticized the invitation of Tali...
