Afghanistan
125th Goftegu Public Debate: Elections and rural women – Report
125th Debate of Armanshahr Foundation, “Elections and rural women”, organised, in collaboration with Women’s Affairs Directorate of Herat province, in Guzara District. Intellectuals, civil society activists, District Council members & women activists took part.
Sunday، 27 October، 2013Fighting For Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
The Afghan state has failed to protect women from violence. 12 years after the Taliban’s ouster, despite international support & the hard work of human rights activists, equal protection & equal benefit of the law are notable by their absence for majority of Afghan women.
Sunday، 27 October، 2013Thank You for Your Service: Examining soldiers’ invisible battle during life after wartime
The GlobeandMail REVIEWED BY CHRIS BERUBE Special to The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Oct. 11 2013 In March, if everything goes smoothly, Canada will finally be out of Afghanistan. The bulk of our military operations […]
Saturday، 26 October، 2013An American Bride in Kabul: ‘I once lived in a harem in Afghanistan’
The GlobalandMail REVIEWED BY ILANA TEITELBAUM Special to The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Oct. 25 2013 “I once lived in a harem in Afghanistan” is the gripping opening sentence of An American Bride in Kabul, in which […]
Saturday، 26 October، 2013The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Graeme Smith’s account is compulsory reading on Canada’s role in Afghanistan
During the height of Canada’s combat deployment in southern Afghanistan, the young correspondent Graeme Smith stood out in the press corps because of his seniority in the city of Kandahar. Many journalists dropped in briefly, […]
Friday، 25 October، 2013Letter to President Karzai: Redouble Efforts to Implement Elimination of Violence Against Women Law
As research in Afghanistan has shown, girls who marry before the age of 18 and become pregnant early are at higher risk of death and suffering injury during birth. Their children are at higher risk of poor health and death. Those who marry below age 18 are also at higher risk of domestic violence, which not only has harmful consequences for the girl and her family, but multiplied many times affects a country’s larger economy.
Monday، 14 October، 2013Afghanistan: A New Dark Age For Women
With the drawdown of allied Forces inching closer, the Afghan Taliban and its affiliates in their pursuit of the enforcement of a brutal extremist Islamism have escalated violence and oppression against women across the country.
Monday، 14 October، 2013Afghanistan’s ‘war on women’
Her body ridden with bullets and left on the outskirts of Paktika province in Afghanistan, Sushmita Banerjee’s killing was horrifying but, sadly, not surprising.
The Indian woman had escaped captivity under the Taliban in 1995 and went on to write a book about her experiences.
Monday، 14 October، 2013In Kabul, trading women like cattle
Afghanistan has become a key source for victims of sex-trafficking. It remains a hidden crime, flourishing despite laws meant to protect women. A vicious cycle of poverty and cultural practices keep women trapped.
Monday، 14 October، 2013
