Five years under the Taliban: All the things women cannot do
August 15 marks five years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan - five years which have changed the lives of millions of girls and women beyond all recognition.
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Five years under the Taliban: All the things women cannot do
August 15 marks five years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan - five years which have changed the lives of millions of girls and women beyond all recognition.
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Taliban oppression must not become the ‘new normal’ for Afghanistan, German MEP warns ahead of anniversary
Hannah Neumann is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany’s Green Party who focuses on foreign policy and human rights and has used her position to advocate strongly for Afghan women and girls since the Taliban’s return to power.
“We must be able to document the truth about what is happening” in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett tells Rukhshana
As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett about the dire situation facing women and girls.
They should pity themselves
This week, an Afghan teacher got in touch with a message. She had written a short essay about the suppression of girls’ education in Afghanistan and the hypocrisy of those behind it. She wanted us to share it with you, our readers, “not for pity, but for awareness, outrage, and change”. It is a powerful piece of writing that, as...
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Five years under the Taliban: All the things women cannot do
August 15 marks five years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan - five years which have changed the lives of millions of girls and women beyond all recognition.
Five years in hiding: the hellish life of an ex Afghan policewoman under the Taliban
Former Afghan policewoman Saadat* has spent five years in hiding since the Taliban seized power, living in constant fear that she could be killed if discovered.
One Afghan student found refuge in Bangladesh. Now she’s stuck between a homeland that won’t let her study and a world that won’t let her in
Like many prospective graduates, Narges Hussain Zada is spending her summer frantically filling in application forms as she looks for her next opportunity. She’s proud of all that she’s achieved in the last four years and eager to continue her studies.
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