KABUL (SW) – Findings from Salam Watandar’s survey of 530 women across six provinces of Afghanistan show that 61.1% of these women and girls are deprived of the right to choose in various aspects of their lives, and 38.9% have had this right by their families.
The findings of the Salam Watandar survey from the analysis of the conversations with 530 girls and women in six provinces show that 61.1% of the girls and women participating in this survey do not have the right to choose in life matters, and 39.9% of the participants said that they only had the right to choose in some aspects of life.
KABUL (SW) – Findings by Salam Watandar indicate that during the year (solar year) 1402 (21 March 2023 to 20 March 2024) at least 17 sorts of new restrictions were imposed on women in Afghanistan on top of the 49 earlier restrictions imposed in the previous two years under the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate.
KABUL (SW) – Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, says that “This is a desperately sad time” for Afghanistan and every day going forward, as long as the ban remains in place.
KABUL (SW)) – The school bells rang on Wednesday for a new academic year with no signs for the reopening of girls schools above grade
KABUL (SW) – Seeking solace amid testing times, a number of women and girls have turned to tailoring to make ends meet after the banns imposed on them in the fields of education and work.
KABUL (SW) – Filling the information void, Salam Watandar has managed to pull at least 42 exclusive investigative reports to expose atrocities faced by women and girls, and documents their plight amid the ongoing upheavals in the country.
KABUL (SW) – On International Women’s Solidarity Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated that the United Nations calls for an end to restrictions against women and girls in Afghanistan.
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s investigation show that over the past many months, an array of cases of violence against women in Afghanistan have been pending with no signs of resolution.
GAZA (SW) – UN Women, a United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, called the war in Gaza “also a war on women.”
KABUL (SW) – The U.S. Department of State held a meeting on Tuesday, focusing on the economic status of Afghan women, titled the “Coalition for the Economic Resistance of Afghan Women”.
KHOST CITY (SW) – In yet another blow to free press and freedom of expression, authorities in Khost have issued fresh directives to limit the scope of local media outlets in the province.
