IRIN’s latest film, The Sins of the Fathers, explores the work of the Afghan Women’s Skills Development Centre (AWSDC), a sanctuary for abused women and their children. With NATO troops preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, women activists are growing increasingly nervous about the prospect of the Taliban returning to power. Watch this powerful film […]
Archives for May 2014
Afghan women call for peace and ceasefire
Afghan women, members of the High Peace Council, representatives of Civil Society, women and youth networks and women representatives of Afghan governmental and non-governmental institutions, have initiated a country-wide campaign to call for peace and an end to violence. This campaign will run for 30 days with the aim to widely circulate the call for […]
Women’s participation in election acknowledged and encouraged
Afghan Women’s Network acknowledges the active participation (36%) of women in the Presidential and Provincial Council elections on 5th April 2014. A remarkable number of women’s participation in the first round of elections showed women’s commitment and interest be a part of a fair and democrat process. Afghan Women’s Network extends its gratitude to “Independent […]