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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

Bennett Warns Afghan Women Face Growing Costs From Rights Restrictions

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has warned that restrictions on Afghan women and girls are causing serious social,...
Asia

Pakistani TikToker Shamsoo Bibi Shot Dead in Rawalpindi, 15-Year-Old Sister Injured

Pakistani TikToker Shamsoo Bibi, 28, who was known online by the names Ayesha and Gulemana, was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Rawalpindi, while...
Afghanistan

UNICEF: More Than 2.6 Million Afghan Girls Denied Secondary Education

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is effectively...
Afghanistan

UK Envoy Says Afghanistan Cannot Reach Its Full Potential Without Women’s Rights

The United Kingdom’s special representative for Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay, has said Afghanistan cannot achieve its full potential without women and girls having access to...
Afghanistan

More Than Half of Afghan Women’s Groups Could Close Within a Year Amid Funding Crisis, UN Warns

The United Nations has warned that more than half of the women-led organizations still operating in Afghanistan could suspend their activities or shut down...
Afghanistan

Amnesty Urges UK to Reconsider Rejected Afghan Women’s Asylum Claims

Amnesty International has urged the United Kingdom to stop rejecting asylum claims by Afghan women and review previous refusals, warning that women and girls...
Afghanistan

Malala Yousafzai Calls for Unconditional Release of Six Women’s Rights Activists in Kabul

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has called for the immediate and unconditional release of six women’s rights activists detained in Kabul, saying that...
Afghanistan

UNAMA: Afghanistan’s Security Gains Not Enough to Ensure Lasting Stability

The security situation in Afghanistan has improved and armed conflict has declined since the Taliban returned to power five years ago, but the progress...
Afghanistan

Half of Women Rarely Leave Home as Restrictions Deepen in Afghanistan, UN Says

Afghan women face growing restrictions on movement, education and public life, with many reporting worsening mental health and limited control over their future, five...
Afghanistan

UNESCO: 2.4 Million Afghan Girls Shut Out of Education Since 2021

About 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been excluded from secondary education since 2021, UNESCO said Tuesday, warning that the prolonged restrictions are deepening...
Afghanistan

Gender Apartheid Moves Closer to Recognition as International Crime

Amnesty International, the End Gender Apartheid Campaign and Human Rights Watch say efforts to recognize gender apartheid as an international crime have reached a...
Afghanistan

Bamyan Women Turn Traditional Dairy Into Lifeline

Women in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province are relying on traditional dairy production, including making qurut, yoghurt and cheese, as a vital source of income...
Afghanistan

UNAMA Calls for Reopening Girls’ Schools and Universities in Afghanistan

The United Nations has again called on the authorities to reopen secondary schools and universities to girls and ensure women and girls in Afghanistan...
Afghanistan

US Seeks Deportation of Afghan Green Card Holder Accused of Supporting ISIS Plot

The US Justice Department is seeking to deport a 47-year-old Afghan lawful permanent resident accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out...
Asia

Palestinian Student Who Lost Family and Both Legs in Israeli Strike Passes Graduation Exam

An 18-year-old Palestinian girl who lost 17 members of her family and both legs in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza has passed her secondary-school...
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