Four Years After Taliban Takeover, Afghan Women Still Pay the Heaviest Price
On August 15, 2025, Afghanistan marks four years since the Taliban’s return to power — an event that former Afghan...
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Silenced and Disappeared: Baloch Women at Risk
By Rahmatullah Achakzai In the stark, sun-beaten hills of Balochistan, something deeply disturbing is unfolding—away from the cameras, beyond the...
The Deafening Silence of Afghan Women Echoes in Vienna’s Halls of Power
By Ali Ahmad The grand marble halls of Vienna’s Rathaus (City Hall) have hosted countless diplomatic receptions, but none quite...
“We Are Not Hopeless”: Palwasha Kakar’s Rallying Cry for Afghan Women in Exile
ADN In the grand halls of Vienna’s City Hall, far from home, Palwasha Kakar — former Deputy Minister for Women’s...
In the Dark, She Built Light: Zahra Hashimi’s Virtual School for Afghan Girls
ADN On a spring evening inside Vienna’s stately City Hall (Rathaus), applause rang out as Zahra Hashimi stepped up to...
From Discrimination to Apartheid: Reframing Gender Persecution in Afghanistan
VIDC By Ali Ahmad ‘Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are completely banned from education beyond...
The Courage of a New Tomorrow: The Story of an Afghan Woman Leading from Within
By Nadia Ghulam On the shifting horizon of Afghanistan—a country where many women and girls today live in despair, stripped...
For a Future with Freedom: The Urgency of Defending Girls’ Education in Afghanistan
By Nadia Ghula It has been four long years since Afghan girls were forced out of their classrooms. Four years...
An Afghan Girl in Exile: Between Borders, Fear, and Resistance
By Hasina Akbari I am an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, writing these words on the final day of my legal...
Afghan Women’s Campaign to Recognize Gender Apartheid as a Crime Against Humanity
By Nazila Jamshidi Since the Taliban assumed power in 2021, Afghan women and girls have faced increasingly severe restrictions on...
