Women
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Karzai: Afghanistan’s Independence Requires Peace, Unity and Education
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said lasting national independence depends on sustainable peace, social cohesion and equal access to education for girls and boys. In a message marking Afghanistan’s Independence Day, Karzai said an educated human resource can…
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Aid Cuts Push Afghan Women’s Organizations Toward Crisis
DID Press: Declining international aid to Afghanistan is pushing organizations that support women and girls toward a severe financial crisis, as Afghan women continue to face sweeping restrictions on education, employment, movement and access to services. The United Nations says…
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France: No Normalization with Taliban Without Human Rights Progress
DID Press: Paris has set clear conditions for engagement with the Taliban, saying normalization of relations will not be possible until there is progress on human rights, respect for the rights of women and girls, counterterrorism efforts and movement toward…
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Malala Yousafzai: Taliban Rule Has Created ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan
DID Press: As Afghanistan marks the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, Nobel laureate and education rights activist Malala Yousafzai has described the situation facing women and girls in the country as “gender apartheid.” As the fifth anniversary…
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Pakistan UN Envoy Accuses Taliban of Destabilizing the Region
DID Press: Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation in the region, alleging that Afghanistan has once again become a safe haven for a number of terrorist groups and that…
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Why the Taliban Still Govern Afghanistan Like an Insurgent Movement
DID Press — Analysis: Five years have passed since the Taliban entered Kabul and took control of the country. Throughout these years, the general expectation and the calculations of their regional supporters were that the group would gradually transform from…
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UK: Pressure Taliban Allies to Lift Restrictions on Women
DID Press: Baroness Helena Kennedy, a prominent women’s rights advocate and member of the UK House of Lords, has called on the British government to put pressure on countries such as India and Qatar that maintain contacts with the Taliban.…
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EU: Recognition of Taliban Government Tied to Inclusive Governance and Rights
DID Press: The European Union said that five years after the Taliban returned to power, it continues to support the people of Afghanistan, allocating more than €2 billion over the past five years for humanitarian assistance, basic needs and support…
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Muttaqi: Resistance Against the Taliban Will Yield No Results
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, said at a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the group’s return to power in Kabul that opposition to the Taliban would achieve nothing. The ceremony was attended by senior Taliban…
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56 Countries Urge Taliban to End Discriminatory Policies Against Women
DID Press: On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, at least 56 UN member states issued a joint statement calling for the immediate repeal of the group’s discriminatory decrees and policies against women and girls. The countries…
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