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Women & Girls

Explore inspiring and powerful stories in our Women and Girls section, focused on the lives, voices, and achievements of Afghan women. This category highlights the resilience of Afghan girls and women facing social, economic, and political challenges. Stay informed with news, interviews, success stories, human rights issues, education, employment, leadership, and gender equality efforts in Afghanistan and among Afghan communities worldwide. Khaama Press is committed to amplifying the voices of women and girls. We welcome content submissions from female writers, journalists, and activists at info@khaama.com to help create a more inclusive and just society.

Afghanistan

Panama Says Women’s Education Does Not Conflict With Afghanistan’s Culture

Panama told the United Nations Security Council that Afghan women’s rights to education, employment and participation in public life cannot be portrayed as being...
Afghanistan

Richard Bennett Says Afghanistan’s 2004 Constitution Was Suspended

Richard Bennett, the U.N. special rapporteur on Afghanistan, says the Taliban suspended Afghanistan’s 2004 Constitution after returning to power and replaced it with decrees...
Afghanistan

Guterres Calls for Immediate Lifting of UN Work Ban on Women in Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the Taliban to immediately lift their ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations, warning...
Afghanistan

Nearly 100 Afghan Women Graduate From Zan Online University

Nearly 100 Afghan women have graduated from the Online Women’s University, marking another milestone for an institution created after women were banned from attending...
Afghanistan

UNICEF Warns 4.9 Million Women and Children in Afghanistan Face Acute Malnutrition in 2026

Nearly 4.9 million women and children in Afghanistan are expected to require treatment for acute malnutrition in 2026, as hunger, mass deportations, disease outbreaks...
Afghanistan

Karzai Declines to Praise IEA Over Ban on Girls’ Education

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has rejected repeated requests from Taliban officials to speak positively about their rule, saying he cannot do so as...
Afghanistan

Six-Year-Old Afghan Girl Married to 60-Year-Old Man for 200,000 Pakistani Rupees

A six-year-old girl in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province has reportedly been married to a 60-year-old man in exchange for 200,000 Pakistani rupees, according to...
Asia

Woman Dies During Childbirth in India After Viral Plea: “Save Me, Doctors Want to Kill Me”

A 25-year-old woman in India died during childbirth hours after recording a viral video in which she pleaded with her family to save her,...
Afghanistan

Afghan Writer Manizha Bakhtari Unveils Third Novel ‘A Daf for Golsa’ in Canada

Afghan writer, university professor and former ambassador Manizha Bakhtari has unveiled her third novel, A Daf for Golsa, at a literary gathering in Langley,...
Afghanistan

Former US ambassador says reopening Kabul embassy is possible after policy changes

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann says he can envision the United States reopening its embassy in Kabul under Taliban rule, but only...
Afghanistan

Dawar Hails Aisha Wahab’s US Congress Victory as ‘Pride’ for Afghanistan Women

Mohsin Dawar, leader of Pakistan’s National Democratic Movement, has congratulated Aisha Wahab on her historic election to the US House of Representatives, describing her...
Afghanistan

Afghanistan Loses $84 Million a Year From Restrictions on Women’s Education, Work

Restrictions on women’s education and employment are costing Afghanistan at least $84 million a year, about 0.5% of the country’s gross domestic product, while...
Afghanistan

Karzai Calls for Education Access for Girls in Afghanistan

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, marking Afghanistan’s Independence Day, said preserving the country’s independence and turning it into a foundation for progress require lasting...
Afghanistan

Women’s Labour Force Participation in Afghanistan Falls to 5.1%, ILO Says

Women’s participation in Afghanistan’s labour market has fallen to 5.1%, one of the lowest rates in the world, according to the International Labour Organization’s...
Afghanistan

UN Women Chief Says Exclusion of Afghan Women Must Never Be Normalised

Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, said the exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan must never be normalised, stressing that their rights...
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