Afghanistan women's rights

Afghan women and girls remain locked out of education, threatening to create a lost generation. They need help – and you can take action.

Far from seeing their rights as bargaining chips for aid, Afghan women live in a reality where the mounting restrictions also affect their ability to survive.

Afghan society has always frowned upon women participating in sports, but unlike the Taliban, previous governments encouraged girls to play.

New data on violent trends in Afghanistan shows a marked shift in terrorism and violence toward women, journalists, and educators under Taliban rule.

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The memo from Afghanistan’s education ministry banning girls from singing at school functions was rescinded, but not before sparking a backlash.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