Afghanistan

As headlines blair possible peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban, and with its intersection of politics and filmmaking, Hassan Fazili’s Midnight Traveler, is bound to be one of the festival circuit’s most discussed pictures this year.

Although the current Afghan government is publicly committed to women’s rights and empowerment, women continue to face significant barriers.

The former President Downplays Role for Women in Talks with Taliban

The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) shares the findings of a study on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) children in Kabul that provides a broader picture of the situation on-the-ground.

MPs have asked officials to take measures to manage the air pollution in Kabul, saying it has become a serious issue.  

Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA 5th Simorgh Peace prize: 2,000 children from Herat, Kabul and Kandahar provinces run a campaign to raise their voice for peace and an end to the ongoing conflict which has gripped the Afghans over the past 27 years.

“To offset a pessimistic scenario regarding peace with the Taleban, the Taleban must be notified that Afghanistan has changed and their era is over.”

Monday, 10 December 2018 Armanshahr Foundation, in collaboration with Afghanistan Women’s News Agency, Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organisation and the “Green Home” Influential Women and Youth Organization, held a public dialogue conference with the title […]

A three-day educational workshop on “sexual and gender-based violence and crimes in war and after war”, was organised by Armanshahr Foundation, in collaboration with Afghanistan Development and Democracy Organisation and Afghanistan Women’s News Agency, from 8-10 December 2018.

8 December 2018 Armanshahr Foundation is holding the 6th Human Rights Week from 8-14 December, as in the past six years, marking the National Day of Victims in Afghanistan (9 December), the International Human Rights […]