By Feroza Azizi & Abubakar Siddique March 20, 2020 – KABUL, — Women named as part of an Afghan delegation tasked with conducting peace talks with the Taliban say they will be attempting to preserve women’s rights in complex negotiations with the hard-line Islamist movement aimed at ending four decades of war in Afghanistan. We will be aiming […]
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 […]
Afghanistan Talks: No Women, No Peace.
Negotiations with the Taliban must include Afghan women to protect their progress and build a sustainable peace. Friday, March 1, 2019 / BY: Belquis Ahmadi PUBLICATION TYPE: Analysis and CommentaryShare ThisPrint the Page As talks between the U.S. and the Taliban raise hopes for peace in Afghanistan, the country’s women fear another—and related—possibility: That their hard-won rights to participate […]
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