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New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban
7 months, 3 weeks ago

New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban

Hindustan Times  

By Jenna Zucker New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban TORONTO, - The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a women's rights activist, recovering in a hospital bed after surviving an assassination attempt in August 2020. Directed by Roya Sadat, …

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'Don't Let Taliban In': Afghanistan Women Urge United Nations Not To Give Seat To New Regime
3 years, 2 months ago

'Don't Let Taliban In': Afghanistan Women Urge United Nations Not To Give Seat To New Regime

ABP News  

New Delhi: Urging the United Nations to block the Taliban from gaining a seat at the world body, a group of Afghan women have called for better representation for their country. The Afghan women put forth their views during a visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York earlier on Thursday. India Among Countries Developing Tech: Congressional Report Asserting …

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From exile, female former Afghan leader keeps fighting
3 years, 2 months ago

From exile, female former Afghan leader keeps fighting

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent female leaders — a former parliament member, candidate for president and a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize — is visiting the United Nations, not as a representative of her government but as a woman in exile. Women should not be only the …

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To protect Afghan girls, UN panel urges conditions on aid
3 years, 3 months ago

To protect Afghan girls, UN panel urges conditions on aid

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Aid to Afghanistan should be made conditional to ensure the protection of women’s rights and access to education under the rule of the Taliban government, a panel of high-level speakers said at the United Nations on Friday. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said that “by and large, we’re very concerned” about measures restricting girls’ access …

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To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid
3 years, 3 months ago

To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid

LA Times  

Aid to Afghanistan should be made conditional to ensure the protection of women’s rights and access to education under the rule of the Taliban government, a panel of high-level speakers said at the United Nations on Friday. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said that “by and large, we’re very concerned” about measures restricting girls’ access to education since the Taliban …

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Attack On Kabul University Leaves At Least 19 Dead
4 years, 1 month ago

Attack On Kabul University Leaves At Least 19 Dead

NPR  

Attack On Kabul University Leaves At Least 19 Dead RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Gunmen stormed the campus of Kabul University in the Afghan capital today. So - about - in fact, nine days ago, ISIS claimed responsibility for attack on an education center in Kabul where young men and women were preparing for university exams. And you see, there's even more …

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Woman member of Afghanistan's peace team survives attack by gunmen near Kabul
4 years, 4 months ago

Woman member of Afghanistan's peace team survives attack by gunmen near Kabul

Firstpost  

Fawzia Koofi, who is part of a 21-member team which will represent the Afghan govt in upcoming peace talks with the Taliban, is in good health, said the team’s head. Kabul: A female member of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team and a former parliamentarian survived an assassination attempt, Afghan officials said Saturday. Koofi is part of a 21 member team charged …

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Afghan women's rights trailblazer survives gun attack
4 years, 4 months ago

Afghan women's rights trailblazer survives gun attack

India Today  

Trailblazing Afghan women's rights campaigner Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan negotiating team that will hold talks with the Taliban, has been wounded in a gun attack near Kabul, officials said Saturday. Gunmen opened fire on Koofi, 45, and her sister on Friday when they were returning from a meeting in the province of Parwan near the capital, interior …

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