by Horia Mosadiq, July 1, 2020, Atlantic Council I was very young when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan forty years ago. It was the first time that I heard the sounds of helicopters overhead and gunshots in the streets, sounds that were completely alien to me and the city I had grown up in. Since […]
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 […]
Afghanistan peace talks: Lasting peace is impossible without women at the negotiating table
News of negotiations between the United States and the Taliban and the prospect of impending intra-Afghan talks have given hope to the Afghan people that years of war and unspeakable suffering may finally be coming to an end. Americans, too, are war-weary and want to see an end to what has become America’s longest war. By […]
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