Afghan women

After paying 1,000 afghanis (about $15) to a Taliban police district official, Bulqais received a threatening phone call. Pay at least 4,000 afghanis (about $62), she was told, or her …

Since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have publicly flogged hundreds of people, including women, for alleged offences. For women subjected to the punishment, the consequences can continue long …

The exclusion of women from journalism and media; weakening news diversity and removing part of society’s reality from public narratives. Restricting women’s participation in the arts; erasing part of women’s …

Ottawa, August 13, 2026: Academics, legal experts and women’s rights advocates gathered at Carleton University in Ottawa to discuss efforts to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under …

Women’s employment: Women make up only 6–7% of household income earners. Economic loss: Excluding women from work and education costs Afghanistan an estimated US$1.4 billion annually, equivalent to 2% of …