By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan July 20, 2016 The family of a pregnant Afghan girl who was burned to death has demanded that the government bring the alleged perpetrators to justice. The family of 14-year-old Zahra says she was tortured and set alight by her husband’s family in the central province of Ghor. Relatives of
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has again expressed major concern over the rise in child marriages in the country. The commission on Sunday strongly criticized the absence of a political will to combat the growing trend and called on the government to serve justice on those guilty of the practice. Click here to read
Tolo News: Minister of Women Affairs Dilbar Nazari on Wednesday survived an impeachment attempt after she recently called on the Taliban to put on trial those who committed violence against women. A number of Afghan lawmakers on Wednesday accused Nazari of exploiting her official position. Click here to read more (external link).
By Golnaz Esfandiari Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 13, 2016 Dozens of young Afghans have protested in the capital and demanded government action to end the plague of acid attacks on women in Afghanistan’s conservative, male-dominated society. Violent abuse of women is relatively widespread in the country, where Amnesty International says the Ministry of Women’s
Michael Hughes: Former first lady Laura Bush made a “case” for U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan, which The Atlantic reported on June 28 without objection, arguing that if the Americans abandoned the war her husband started, hard fought women’s rights would be reversed. Of course, she overlooks the fact that the United States only cares about
VOA News Noor Zahid June 29, 2016 The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan on Wednesday launched a program to help advance educational opportunities for Afghan women. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Promote Scholarship Program will provide aid to 720 Afghan women over the next five years, an embassy statement said. Recipients
Geo TV: The only all-female coding school in Afghanistan is aiming to bridge gender gaps in a society which considers tough work like programming men’s expertise. Code to Inspire is the first ever only female coding school in Afghanistan. Established in Herat in the year 2015 the school now looks to expand in Mazar-e Sharif. Its founder and
The Atlantic: Fifteen years after President George W. Bush first sent American forces into Afghanistan, his wife considers the job unfinished. “I hope we won’t leave,” former First Lady Laura Bush said on Monday. She cited the conversations she’s had with Afghan women, who worry about what follows the exit of U.S. forces. “They hope that our
Tolo News: “Up to 600 cases of violence against women have been registered across the country. The majority of the cases are physical assault and family violence,” Minister of Women Affairs Dilbar Nazari said. “To eliminate violence, we need to expand cooperation between the ministries of Women Affairs, Hajj and Religious Affairs and of Education. The ministries
Huffington Post: A new female-only coding school is helping launch a quiet revolution in Afghanistan, where computers are opening up the world to women and allowing them to escape decades of repression. When Fereshteh Forough graduated with a degree in computer science from Herat University, she knew she was an exception to the rule. Click here to