Peace and War

Nearly half of the country that is caught between the two sides of the seesawing conflict. The constant fighting has deprived these rural Afghans of most of the improvements — schools and institutions — at the center of concerns over peace negotiations.

5th round of Simorgh Peace Prize: thirty best works of Afghanistan’s children is published over a 30-day campaign to expose their clear voices celebrating peace and rejecting war.

The Many Dangers of Being an Afghan Woman in Uniform. Afghanistan has never come close to its set recruitment benchmarks for women.

This issue of UN Special highlights the conflict in Afghanistan that has been running for 17 years. This war, unfortunately, hasn’t generated the global awareness necessary to reach a negotiated peace and continues to rage.

The 98th Goftegu public debate (7th year), a bridge between the elite and the citizens, of Armanshahr Foundation, entitled “Political Violence against Women in War and Peace” was organised in Kabul, on 15 November 2012. The speakers were: Ms. Masouda Karokhi (Parliamentarian), Professor Reza Hosseini (Specialised in women’s affairs). Moderator of the meeting was Jawad Darwaziyan. The speakers discussed such issues as violence against women, the Constitution, Peace Council and women’s participation. The Armanshahr title “Justice for women, in war and peace” was also distributed.