Kuchi women in Parwan share their stories. In the hidden world of Kuchi nomads, women are denied education, raped, and exchanged for water. By Ritu Mahendru for The Diplomat Every woman in this country has a hundred owners. It’s always been like that. Fathers, brothers, uncles, neighbors. They all believe they have the right to […]
In Afghan peace talks, women need a seat at the table
Afghanistan is one of the worst places in the world to be a woman. Senator Jeanne Shaheen says that to change that, women need to have a voice in Taliban peace talks. On a recent trip to Afghanistan, I met with a group of Afghan women who described how dramatically their lives had changed since […]
Afghan women imprisoned for ‘moral crimes’.
J.S. von Dacre 25 MAY 2019 Gulnaz, a demure and quiet Afghan woman, gained public attention in 2011. At 16-years-old, a male relative had raped and impregnated her. When she reported the incident, she was promptly arrested and jailed for 12 years for adultery since her attacker was married. When media interest in her case intensified, her sentence was reduced […]
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