Informal comments to the media by H.E. Adela Raz, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations and Karen Pierce, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, and President of the Security Council for the month of November on the Formation of Group of Friends of Women in […]
100 Turbulent Years: The Battle For Afghan Women’s Rights Since Independence
A salutary record of freedoms won and lost. When Afghanistan declared full independence from Britain 100 years ago, some women also gained new freedoms, including access to education. But the regimes that followed have swung between extremes, both repressing and then promoting women’s rights. Now, with peace talks under way with the Taliban, there’s fear […]
Afghan woman featured in BBC list of 100 inspirational women.
The BBC’s 2019 list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world features one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors – 26 year old Zarifa Ghafari . Ghafari is one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors. Appointed by the country’s president she is mayor of Maidan, Wardag, where support for the Taliban is widespread. She […]
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