Tag: Afghan
Threatened by the Taliban, these Afghan women who count on the reception of France
This is a symbolic first: France welcomes, this Monday, September 4, a handful of Afghan women threatened by the Taliban and exiled in neighboring Pakistan. They are for the moment…
Australia: Senior officer loses libel case over Afghan war crimes
Accused of war crimes in Afghanistan by three Australian newspapers, Ben Roberts Smith, former corporal of the SAS – the special forces of the Australian army – lost this Thursday,…
An Afghan radio station run by women is allowed to continue after promising to stop playing music
A radio station operating in the Badakhshan province in the northern part of Afghanistan is allowed to continue operating after a one-week shutdown. The condition was to stop playing the…
Afghan poet, former parliamentarian keynote speaker at St. Thomas Women’s Day
A renowned poet and former Afghanistan parliamentarian, Safia Siddiqi embodies the goals of supporting and empowering women. “I believe in the ability of the women. We can do anything through…
The Taliban are pushing Afghan women into ever more cramped conditions, the situation is extremely difficult, says a Finnish expert
The basic rights of women and girls are not respected, studying and working have been made practically impossible. However, according to the Afghan women interviewed for the new report, Finland’s…
IN PICTURES – Deprived of sport, Afghan athletes pose with their equipment to protest
In power in Afghanistan, the Taliban forbade women to play sports, in the same way as to study in most schools or to access many professional sectors. Afghan female athletes…
Afghan university teacher: “The women are condemned”
Afghan women have been banned from the country’s colleges and universities. They are also prohibited from being employed by non-governmental organizations until further notice. – It is so frustrating, and…
Despair among Afghan women: “Not a dignified life”
Embraces, cries and bitter tears. Young women are being stopped from entering universities in Afghanistan and despair is spreading. Armed guards prevented the women from entering university campuses in the…
The Swedish Migration Agency: No more deportations of Afghan women
All women and girls from Afghanistan who apply for a residence permit in Sweden will now receive it. This is stated by the Swedish Migration Agency for TV4 Nyheterna. The…
Chékéba Hachémi, the insolent girl from Kabul: an ode to the resistance of Afghan women
In 1986, Chékéba, eleven years old, crossed alone with a smuggler the mountains that separate Afghanistan from Pakistan. The Soviet occupation and the Islamist guerrillas are destabilizing the country. Exiled…