It is not enough to have token female representation in negotiations. Or room for compromise on the interests and rights of Afghan women citizens in future Afghan society writes Quhramaana Kakar. Recent developments in the Afghan peace process, most notably the announcement of peace talks between the Afghan Government and Taliban, are welcome in this […]
Ghani calls for women to partake in peace talks process
During a meeting with the Afghan Women’s Network the president called for women to air their views on the peace process. President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said during a meeting with Afghan Women’s Network that the presence of women and their views on the peace process and as part of the consultative peace council process […]
Women excluded again from Afghanistan’s peace talks
Participation by women even more urgent in light of recent attacks in Kabul Kabul’s citizens desperately need an end to the violence. The city spent much of last week burying its dead, again and again. On May 31, a truck bomb exploded at a busy intersection, killing 150 people and wounding more than 300. On […]