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Afghanistan women's rights
April 07, 2020
Afghanistan’s Women Are the Key to a Lasting Peace
By Sohrab Azad
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.
April 18, 2019
Is the Taliban’s Former Capital Ready to Welcome Them Back?
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Kandahar has come a long way since Taliban rule. What do its residents think about the peace talks?
April 09, 2019
Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable Women
By Ritu Mahendru
In the hidden world of Kuchi nomads, women are denied education, raped, and exchanged for water.
March 13, 2019
What Did the Latest US-Taliban Talks Accomplish?
By Kathy Gannon
After marathon talks, many questions about Afghanistan’s future remain unanswered.
March 08, 2019
‘Roya’: An Afghan Dream Come True
By Mursal Abasi
How I came to be acting out my life story for an Afghan television show.
February 27, 2019
The Other Peace Talks: Afghan Women, Millennials, and Social Media
By Michelle Tolson
The grassroots peace process is working – it just needs time, say civil society activists
October 19, 2018
Peace, Blood, and Hope: Women in Afghanistan’s Election
By Michelle Tolson
Amid a deady campaign season, women candidates are fighting for political participation.
December 12, 2017
Ghani’s Revealing Slip of The Tongue
By Metra Mehran
The Afghan president accidentally makes a sexist comment, revealing the depths of gender inequality in Afghanistan.
March 08, 2017
The Women in Afghanistan’s Moral Prisons
By Ritu Mahendru
Sex before marriage, fleeing abuse, even being raped could land a woman in one of Afghanistan's moral prisons.
December 30, 2016
Honor Killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Meha Pumbay
What the two neighbors can learn from each other's efforts to protect women.
September 12, 2016
Since 9/11, Afghanistan Makes Progress Amid Violence
By M. Ashraf Haidari
Afghanistan has made substantial progress in the past 15 years, but still needs the world's support.
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