Three Silences in Kabul: The Story of Girls Whose Voices the World Does Not Hear
Tales of the Dark Age (No. 105) By Ali Shadbeig It was Friday morning when I saw Habib. Holding the hands of Nargis, his nine-year-old daughter, he was walking toward…
Opposition to Girls’ Progress: The Taliban Bar Girls from Exit Exams for a Fourth Consecutive Year
Two weeks ago (April 10), the Afghanistan Medical Council, in coordination with the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health, held exit exams for medical students—but only for men. According to published…
“Fifth Academic Year Without Girls; Protest Voices from the Soozan Talayi Literary Association”
Reporter: Mahya Omid With the start of the new academic year in Afghanistan, girls above the sixth grade have been deprived of attending school for the fifth consecutive year. While…
The Continued Closure of Girls’ Schools and Universities Will Pose Serious Challenges to the Future
On the eve of the start of the new academic year 1405, Voice of Afghan Women has conducted interviews with a number of girls who have been deprived of education;…