Afghanistan women's rights

The decision to postpone the return of girls at the higher grade levels appeared to be a concession to the rural and deeply tribal backbone of the hard-line Taliban movement.

A foreign military presence was never meant to provide a long-term solution for securing protections for Afghan women. It’s time for the international community to support substantive and sustainable achievements.

Why millions of dollars in international aid – much of it from the U.S. – failed to achieve lasting change for Afghanistan’s women.

Afghan women are already paying a horrible price for the Taliban takeover.

“With the return of the Taliban, society will be transformed and ruined… Women will be sent into hiding.”

The memo from Afghanistan’s education ministry banning girls from singing at school functions was rescinded, but not before sparking a backlash.

The road to justice and equality remains long.

Firstly, the country's cultural context cannot be ignored.

To guarantee a peace process that will materialize and come to fruition, women need to be substantively involved at every level, from pre-negotiation to talks.

Kandahar has come a long way since Taliban rule. What do its residents think about the peace talks?

In the hidden world of Kuchi nomads, women are denied education, raped, and exchanged for water.