The picture became known as the ‘Afghan Girl’. Steve tracked down Sharbat in 2002 where he took another portrait, seen above on the right. Since the initial photo, the single mother – who ...

"My sister and I might be among the first girls (from Afghanistan) to go to the Olympics, but I hope we'll open a path for other Afghan girls," Farbia remarked. They also want to "present a new image ...

The ban on education for Afghan girls has had a dire effect on their wellbeing. Modelling from UN Women shows this has correlated with a 25% increase in child marriage and 45% increase in early ...

The Rise of the ‘Community With a Shared Future’: China’s Foreign Policy Hierarchy Since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan girls abroad worry that the distance between their world and ...

But now she is racing to catch up, thanks to a satellite television channel that is broadcasting the entire Afghan curriculum from France for girls who are shut out of school. "I've regained hope ...

Women in Afghanistan have seen a dramatic reversal of their basic rights and freedoms since the Taliban takeover in 2021 - so what's next for them?

The Rise of the ‘Community With a Shared Future’: China’s Foreign Policy Hierarchy Afghan girls have been banned from high school classrooms but with little advance notice will be allowed ...

NEW YORK, Sep 17 2024 (IPS) - Today, we stand with solemn hearts as the world marks this week the three-year ban on girls’ secondary education in Afghanistan. Today and every day, we must stand up for ...

all at the expense of Afghan girls and women. It is imperative that the international community not allow this abomination to continue. The bare-bones truth is that the Taliban actually fear ...

This content was published on Aug 28, 2023 An Afghan poet and film student in Switzerland wants to show that girls are both the true enemy of the Taliban and the real heroes of Afghanistan.

American actor Meryl Streep has said a "squirrel has more rights" than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government's severe restrictions on ...