Our work in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans girls' secondary education. Girls and women are unable to attend school past the primary level.
Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans girls' secondary education. Girls and women are unable to attend school past the primary level.
Mahbouba Seraj, an Afghan women's rights activist, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Even as many activists fled...
Afghan women face the world's worst women's rights crisis under Taliban rule. Learn the latest updates from Afghan women and how UN Women...
We, the undersigned Afghan and international civil society organisations, write to you, once again, to share our grave concerns regarding...
Organizations are working hard to circumvent the Taliban's ban on higher education for women and girls, which has now been in place for over...
The Taliban takeover in the summer of 2021 profoundly altered the trajectory of Afghanistan. While the impact has been felt across the...
Four years ago in Afghanistan, on August 15, 2021, the Taliban launched their grim campaign to erase women from public life.
Wazhma Frogh is a lifetime campaigner for Afghan women and girls. She co-founded the Women and Peace Studies Organization in Afghanistan in...
UN Women continues to stand with Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule, supporting livelihoods, responding to crises and elevating their...
U.S. Commitment to Afghan Women: The U.S.-Afghan Women's Council.
Nationwide network of civil society activists and organizations advocating for women's rights, legal protections and democratic participation.