Millions of women throughout the world live in conditions of abject deprivation and attacks against, their fundamental human rights for no other reason than that they are women.
In South Asian countries, the culture of patriarchy is deeply...
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Said T Jawad, an Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States emphasized that education is the only tool, which would be instrumental in empowering women in the society.
While addressing at the students at Thunderbird University where 15 Afghan...
A famous line goes, life is beautiful provided you accept it as it comes to you but unfortunately, this line holds no importance to the women folk in Afghanistan.
Recently, a case has come up where a 13-year-old girl has tried to burn herself in...
Two girl karate players compete in the First Women's Olympics of Afghanistan in the capital city of Kabul, Nov. 6, 2006.
The games, which last from Nov. five to nine included basketball, karate, judo, volleyball and taekwondo competitions. ...
Life for women in Afghanistan is as always going through the tough patches however, United Nations program of bee keeping by the female refugees is a ray of hope towards earning their livelihood.
Participation of approximately 50 women has been...
Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for Official Languages and La Francophonie, Josee Verner pronounced two new projects in Afghanistan that would focus the role of women and girls in society.
She made the declaration on her visit to the...
Gunman on 25th of September outside of her home killed Safia Amajan, the provincial director of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Kandahar.
It has been assumed that she was murdered because of her candid support for women’s rights and her...
The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has publicized that there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of honor killings of native women in Afghanistan.
IRIN News, a United Nations humanitarian news and information service...
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Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won’t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.
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