The Afghan women’s refugee team will take the field for the first time in an international tournament when they compete in a four-team friendly competition in the United Arab Emirates next month, world governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. The team’s creation stems from the Taliban’s ban on women’s sports following their takeover of Afghanistan […]
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‘We’re not giving up’: The radio station for Afghan women
From Taliban-controlled Kabul, Radio Begum is broadcasting the voices of women that have been muted across Afghanistan. Station staff fill the airwaves with programming for women, by women: educational shows, book readings and call-in counselling. For now, they operate with the permission of the hardline Islamists who regained power in August and have limited the […]
US welcomes Taliban’s command on women’s rights
KABUL: Reacting to the Taliban government’s command on women’s rights which said women should not be considered “property” and must consent to marriage, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West Saturday said that Washington welcomed the decree recognizing a woman’s right to determine if and whom she marries. A woman is not a property, but […]