September 10, 2020 We call upon all relevant national, regional and international actors to pursue a peaceful, stable Afghanistan by ensuring women’s full participation in the peace process. After 40 years of conflict, there may finally be an opportunity for peace. The international community has an obligation to assist with ensuring that the peace forged […]
Afghan government says mother’s name can go on birth certificates
KABUL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Afghan government has accepted a proposal to put mothers’ names on their children’s birth certificates, in a rare win for women’s rights activists in the deeply conservative country. Shadi Khan Saif Campaigners have for years pushed for women to be named on official documents including children’s birth certificates, which […]
Taliban prevent girls from taking entrance exams
The Taliban has prevented 200 girls in Mah-e-May and Nusay districts of Badakhshan from taking university entrance exams by threatening to charge them fines, according to the local officials in the province. The Taliban have so far not made a comment about the claims. Local officials in the area have said that the Taliban threatened […]
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