A number of women participating in a protest gathering stated that freedom should not be defined by nudity or superficial interpretations. Instead, they believe that true freedom m...
Farhad Darya, a well-known Afghan singer, emphasized support for women’s rights during a protest gathering in the city of Hamburg, Germany. In his remarks, he said that Afghan wom...
An Afghan woman criticized the Taliban’s treatment of women, saying that the fundamental rights and freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan have been taken away and that restric...
Protesters in Toronto: The Taliban Are Enemies of Women; The World Must Recognize Gender Apartheid A group of Afghan citizens gathered in Toronto, Canada, on Friday, June 12, to p...
The Coalition of Independent Women’s Protest Movements in Afghanistan has condemned the recent arrests of women and girls in Herat Province and called for an immediate halt to thes...
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...