Former ISKP Leader Exposes Terrorist Group’s Funding and Connections
By Shinwari* If there was ever any doubt regarding Pakistan’s funding of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) it...
Afghan Women’s Activist Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Calls for Dialogue with Taliban
By SS Ahmad Mahbouba Seraj, a prominent Afghan women’s rights activist, who has been advocating for engagement with Taliban, has...
The More the Taliban Suppress Afghan Women, the Stronger the Women Become
By Ali Ahmad Vienna (14.01.2023): On the 20th of December, the de facto authorities in Afghanistan instructed all private and public...
Alarming Gender-Based Violence Statistics in Pakistan Revealed Amidst Alleged Police Crackdown on Aurat March
By Shinwari An alleged police lathi-charge on participants of the Aurat (Women’s) march in Islamabad (8 March 2023) provides the...
Taliban’s Push for Diplomatic Relations Amidst Criticism of Suppression of Women’s Rights
By SS Ahmad On the 25th of March, it was announced by a Taliban spokesperson that attempts were being made by...
Cross-Border Security Challenge: Pakistan Faces Dilemma as Afghanistan Seeks Financial Aid to Tackle Militant Threat
By Shinwari Finally, the cat is out of the bag, a financially destitute Afghanistan has asked a financially desperate and...
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” Opera: A Painful Historic Recurrence and A Strong Form of Activism To Voice the Suffering of Afghan Women
By Nazila Jamshidi On February 25, Afghan film director, Roya Sadat, orchestrated an opera based on the bestselling novel of...
The Taliban’s Oppression of Afghan Women: A Global Concern and the Fight for Women’s Rights
By Ali Ahmad Vienna: Women's rights are the main topic of debate between the Taliban, the Afghan diaspora, and the rest...
Is the Taliban Bent on Erasing Women from Public Life?
By SS Ahmad On this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8, thousands of women in Afghanistan were looking forward...
Discrimination Against Hazaras in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
By Qurban Ali Hassani In addition to women and girls from all ethnic groups in Afghanistan, members of minorities such...