Khaama Press: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed Adela Raz as the new Deputy Foreign Minister for economic affairs, the Administrative Office of the President said. Adela Raz was serving as deputy spokesman to the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and her appointment as deputy foreign minister for economic affairs has been widely welcomed. Click here to
Tolo News: Leading women’s rights and civil society activists on Friday condemned the escalating violence and human rights violations in the country and called for government to take action in order to curb the trend and preserve the rights of women. The activists also denounced open trials and asked the government to serve justice on the culprits
Reuters: Zumba class is in full swing — in Afghanistan — a country where dancing was once prohibited under the Taliban’s strict rule. While on the streets of Kabul many women in the conservative society still cover up fully in a burqa, inside this secluded gym the atmosphere is more relaxed. Women and girls practice their
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 17, 2016 Hundreds of Afghans have taken to the streets in Kabul to commemorate the death anniversary of a woman killed by a mob. In March last year, a Kabul mob brutally attacked 27-year-old Farkhunda Malikzada outside a shrine in the Afghan capital, after one of the men in the
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 14 (Xinhua) — Unknown armed men opened fire and killed a female police personnel in Taliban former stronghold the southern Kandahar province on Monday, provincial government spokesman, Samim Khapalwak said. “Unidentified armed men opened fire on female police officer Fawzia in 13th police district of Kandahar city at around 09:00 a.m. local
The Washington Post: Gul Momina says she was only 15 when a man and his wife lured her from her home here in Afghanistan’s capital. They gave her a soda, she recalls. Then she blacked out. When she woke, the teenager says, she found herself locked in a dark room with a muddy dirt floor. For the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 10, 2016 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Afghanistan’s justice system over the case of a woman beaten to death by a mob last year. In a statement on March 10, HRW said the system had bitterly failed Farkhunda Malikzada when it cut the sentences of the 13 men convicted
Tolo News: The International Women’s Day was celebrated Tuesday in Afghanistan where only few weeks ago, a 20-year-old woman had her nose cut off by her husband in northwestern Faryab province. Afghans in Kabul and other parts of the country celebrated the day with holding rallies in support of women, donating blood, planting saplings and attending gatherings
CNN: Danish sportswear brand Hummel has unveiled its new jersey for the Afghanistan national soccer team, complete with a hijab for female players. Revealed to the public on International Women’s Day, the new red kit includes an integrated base layer which allows women to be covered from head to toe when they take to the pitch. Click
The Washington Post: Women in Afghanistan are changing their lives and their nation. Fifteen years ago, barely 5,000 girls were enrolled in primary school. Soon that number will exceed 3 million. Thirty-six percent of teachers are women. Afghanistan’s first lady, Rula Ghani, has launched a project to establish a female-only university, run by women. In government,