Articles tagged with "Women Rights in Afghanistan"

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Feminist Foreign Policy Conference was held on Tuesday, June 2, at Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, bringing together government officials, representatives of international organizations, civil society members, and women’s rights activists for a two-d

Spain will support Afghan Women: Spanish FM

At an international conference on feminist foreign policy in Madrid, the foreign minister highlights Spain’s commitment to Afghan women’s rights as delegates from around 60 countries joined the conference.

June 5, 2026

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan - (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Rights groups urge EU to reject Taliban engagement amid Brussels visit: Report

Over 80 Afghan and international rights groups have urged the EU to avoid engaging with Taliban representatives, warning it could legitimize their rule and undermine human rights, especially for women and girls in Afghanistan.

June 1, 2026

Computer classes in Afghanistan (Photo: Wikimedia commons)

UN renews call to lift Afghan Taliban restrictions on girls’ education

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan urges Kabul’s authorities to lift the ban on girls’ education, warning it harms rights and the country’s future.

April 24, 2026

This photograph taken on February 17, 2026 shows an Afghan hospital medic, who studied public relations and journalism before universities were closed to women, standing next to a window inside a house in Afghanistan. (AFP)

Afghan women locked out as ID gap blocks rights nationwide

A wide gender gap in Afghanistan’s ID system leaves many women without legal status, limiting access to healthcare, education, property, and jobs, while structural barriers and costs deepen exclusion.

March 28, 2026

Women and children who have returned to Afghanistan, wait to be seen at a maternity clinic (Photo: UNFPA)

Annual report details killings, abuse of women under Taliban rule

The report records at least 76 cases described as “intentional killings” of women and girls in 2025, though it did not specify the alleged perpetrators. The highest number of cases are 16 reported in Nangarhar Province.

February 17, 2026

Taliban tighten restrictions on women, media in Afghanistan: HRW

Human Rights Watch says the Taliban issued new laws restricting women’s freedom of movement and access to public spaces, while enforcing existing bans on post-primary education and limitations on employment, abuses United Nations experts have called ‘gender apartheid.’

February 4, 2026