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What’s often missing from discussion about Afghanistan is a critical look at how two decades of international presence led to the harsh reality Afghan women & girls face today.
None of this was inevitable; it was man-made.
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"Shame on you. We are disgusted with what you have done to us" - Mahbooba Saraj expressing what many of us Afghan feel about the actions of the international community, condemening Afghans to horrific violence
@AWNKabul @MaryAkrami @Hmosadiq @bbclysedoucet @FroghWazhma @bsarwary
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Great to see this: Amnesty calls for gender apartheid to be recognised as a crime under international law. This is an important act of support & solidarity for Afghan girls and women.
It will take all of us to stand against systems of oppression that cause harm.
Global: Gender Apartheid Must Be Recognized as a Crime Under International Law
@AgnesCallamard, @Amnesty’s Secretary General, said ⬇️
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Never a better time for the Afghan greeting: hand on heart and gentle nod of the head.
السلام عليكم
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We're announcing the release of our appeal. Signed by 700+ Afghan women and youth, 11 civil society orgs, and 30+ international activists, the appeal raises the Afghan people's concerns over their exclusion from the current peace negotiations between the US and the Taliban.
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Hey @nytopinion, what about an op-ed from the #Afghans killed by the #HaqqaniNetwork?
Offer the opp. 4 Afghans to share their side and not whitewash crimes of Haqqani + allies.
Should I point you to excellent journalism done by the real @nytimes? nytimes.com/2017/05/31/world…
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👏 A huge thank you to Austria for explicitly naming gender apartheid as a consideration for future amendments. This significant step highlights a commitment to gender equality and signals much needed solidarity to Afghan women and girls @AustriaUN
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Global momentum recognising Taliban’s crimes as gender apartheid is growing every day. Solidarity, like Mexico’s leadership at the UN, can protect us all.
This fight is part of the global struggle against the assault on women’s rights and the rollback of all our freedoms.
I had an excellent first meeting with la Presidenta @claudiashein today in Mexico City. We discussed our shared commitment to girls’ rights, including the right to a full, safe, quality education. We also spoke about the situation in Afghanistan, where girls are banned from school past grade 6 and women are being systematically erased from public life under the Taliban’s gender apartheid regime.
Mexico is showing leadership at the UN by championing the effort to recognise gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under international law. I thanked the President for her solidarity and look forward to working with her government to invest in a world where all girls can live and learn freely. ¡Muchas gracías, señora Presidenta!
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We’re so close to addressing one of the worst crisis in the world by taking the draft Crimes Against Humanity treaty forward. We need more States to step up and stand alongside Afghan women as they fight to reclaim their rights.
As of today, 87 states as co-sponsors and 121 states have voiced support to take forward the draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty negotiations.
@EGACampaign
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1,000 days since Afghan girls were banned from school beyond grade 6. Their fight for education is our global fight for equality. We must stand with Afghan girls and women against the Taliban's gender apartheid. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #1000Days
Codifying gender apartheid under international law will help hold the Taliban accountable & ensure justice for girls & women.
But what is gender apartheid & how is it relevant to Afghanistan? @SHalaimzai breaks it down.
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“We’re tired of the narratives of victimhood assigned to us as Afghan women and we will no longer accept others speaking for us.” Time4RealPeace coordinator, Sahar Halaimzai, speaking to BuzzFeed this week. @NishSwish @heatherbarr1 @AWNKabul @BuzzFeed
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🚨The UNGA 6th Committee resumed today, with a historic opportunity to confront one of the gravest human rights violations: gender apartheid.
It's crucial that member states push for its codification. This fight affects us all.
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Sixth Committee, 38th meeting - General Assembly, Resumed 78th session
Legal Committee.
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It's been 3 years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, enforcing a system of gender apartheid that erases girls and women from public life.
The world once united to dismantle apartheid—we can do it again.
In an interview with Pod Save The World (@CrookedMedia, @brhodes), @SHalaimzai speaks on gender apartheid in Afghanistan, Afghan women & girls' resistance against the Taliban & how we can support them.
Watch the full interview ➡️ mala.la/saharinterview
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We are facing a common enemy. 70+ organisations join forces to call for an immediate & comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan amid the #Covid19 pandemic. Read our call here 👉bit.ly/2XmtzkH @antonioguterres
#Afghanceasefire
#SpreadPeace
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It was deeply jarring to see the Taliban welcomed with red carpets & warm receptions while Afghan women & girls face a system of gender apartheid. Despite strong calls from @Malala, @MalalaFund & others the @UN did not include women. Our experts react 👇
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For anyone paying attention: The Taliban's systematic, institutionalised violations of girls' and women's rights are manifestly illegal. While some focus on courting the Taliban these attacks are intensifying and violently enforced.
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The impact of the Taliban's 95+ decrees on Afghan women and girls is often overlooked & poorly understood, yet it significantly affects the freedoms of millions. Here, @Metra_Mehran, @mari_thero and I try to shed light on the profound changes in their day-to-day lives. Listen 👇
🧵 Since retaking Afghanistan, the Taliban has issued decrees to systematically oppress women and girls.
In this audio thread compiled by @SHalaimzai, @Metra_Mehran, and @mari_thero, #AfghanWomen narrate their ordeal under gender apartheid in Afghanistan:bit.ly/3Tt3JZ2
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Really excited to share the work of the Afghanistan Research Network launched today, with Afghan experts investigating a range of issues.
@meeksas @Peace_Rep_ @LSE_CCRG @lseideas
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In 2020, the US signed a unilateral withdrawal agreement with the Taliban, ignoring all other Afghan voices. Today, under Taliban rule, a gender apartheid system erases women and girls. @Metra_Mehran, @mari_thero & I uncover the impact on their lives here 👇 @AtlanticCouncil
For over two years, girls in Afghanistan have told us about life under Taliban rule. Now things have only gotten worse.
Afghan activists are asking us to raise awareness on gender apartheid in Afghanistan & support its codification as a crime under international law. ⬇️
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Open Letter to Women World Leaders: Stand with Us to Protect Women’s Rights in Afghanistan - bit.ly/afghanwomen2020
Afghan women call for support and solidarity ahead of the Intra-Afghan talks #AfghanPeaceProcess
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Just ahead of 1000 days since Afghan girls were denied education, @SR_Afghanistan demands accountability for Taliban crimes. The report highlights severe abuses, calling for global action against gender apartheid. Afghan girls & women need our support.
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It is fundamentally dishonest to suggest that Afghanistan’s major challenges—be they economic, environmental, or social—can be addressed without the full involvement of girls & women. Finding solutions is only possible with their active participation.
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The European Court of Justice has recognised Afghan women as a persecuted group under Taliban rule. This ruling wouldn’t have happened without the courage of two incredible Afghan women who stood up and demanded justice.
We mostly fail to fathom the depth of the suffering of the women from Afghanistan under the Taliban. Here an important decision
"EU top court rules Afghan women are a persecuted group"
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What should start as a new school year in Afghanistan, filled with excitement & anticipation, is a day of deep grief for countless girls. Taliban policies stopping their return to school cause irreparable harm not just to these young minds but to the entire country's future.
#Nowruz was more than the bloom of spring for us; it echoed the laughter of girls heading to school, full of hope. But talking to my cousin, I felt in her voice the pain as if all colors had faded, and nature no longer came to life—a shadow dimming Afg's soul.
#GenderApartheid
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🎉 Celebrating @Malala's birthday with a special day at Harrow High School with inspiring Afghan girls🇦🇫
On #MalalaDay, we honour the courage of Afghan girls striving for education against extreme odds. We stand in solidarity & urge world leaders to support their right to learn.
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Afghan women have consistently rejected life under Taliban's gender apartheid. They've clearly expressed again and again - no international recognition without reversing all oppressive decrees. It’s the diplomats, still questioning, who are confused.
Let Afghan women's voices be heard. We continue to ask women in #Afghanistan what they hope, what they fear and how decision-makers can support them.
Check out our latest report produced with @UNAMAnews and @IOMAfghanistan:
unwo.men/H8jB50RgMBh
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"I want my daughter to grow in a country where she could live as a girl, child, happily and peacefully, again without fear, filled with hope and then not feel nervous about being a girl..."
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"No matter how many times we say that women are not needed in society, they are, they are, they are."
Residents in #Afghanistan demand solutions for the shortage of female doctors and teachers in the country.
With @sadaat_zabi
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🚨 @MalalaFund demands the UN reverse its decision to exclude Afghan women from the Doha talks. As the Taliban tramples on women's rights, addressing Afghanistan's challenges is impossible while half the population lives under subjugation.
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Yet another meeting in Doha without Afghan women. After 20+ years of international involvement Afghan women have been abandoned, while the red carpet is rolled out for the Taliban. What is the point of this meeting if it doesn't address the severe crisis facing Afghan women?
.@hrw @TiranaHassan on the @UN’s shocking exclusion of women’s rights—and Afghan women—from the upcoming Doha 3 meeting on Afghanistan. @antonioguterres
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Food. Jobs. Freedom.
Afghan women refuse to be silenced.
Video: Women protesters in Kabul, chanting slogans for jobs, food and for their rights to be recognized, call on the international community to aid Afghanistan and avert disaster.
#TOLOnews
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A vital and much-needed voice tracking developments in Afghanistan. If you don't follow @bsarwary already, now is a good time to do so.
For ordinary Afghans, pain, agony and suffering continues. I spoke to BBC World Television about the destructive impact of this brutal war and the economic losses for Afghan farmers during fruit harvest season.
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Afghans have made remarkable progress for themselves and their country over the last 17 years. These hard-won gains must be protected in any peace negotiation.
#Time4RealPeace
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More than 90 organisations worldwide have backed our call for an #Afghanceasefire. As the no. of #COVID19 increase we need to ensure our most vulnerable communities can access medical services.
That's why we need a ceasefire now. Read & share our calls👉bit.ly/2XmtzkH
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"Afghanistan is not just dealing with #COVID19 but also with war. Everyone should call on their governments to call for a ceasefire and end the violence during the pandemic." @Orzala @giwps @MelanneVerveer @AREUafghanistan
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Six years ago today, the much-moved Afghan journalist Sardar Ahmad, his wife Humaira and their two young children were gunned down by the Taliban as they sat down for Nowruz dinner.
Too often journalists pay with their lives in pursuit of their work. They must be protected.
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Since 2021, the Taliban have systematically instituted gender apartheid in Afghanistan.@Metra_Mehran draws parallels between their "Inhumane Acts" and apartheid South Africa, underscoring the critical need to hold the Taliban accountable:
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We've seen this movie before. We know it ends. No 'Taliban 2.0', just a repeat of past mistakes. Those interacting with them learn nothing. The consisten message? Afghan lives, especially women and girls, are just bargaining chips in decades-long political games.
رزا اوتنبایوا، نماینده دبیر کل سازمان ملل در افغانستان در پاسخ به مریم رحمتی خبرنگار افغانستان اینترنشنال گفت طالبان از کوه و میدان جنگ آمدهاند و نمیتوان توقع داشت که آنها در زمانی کوتاه به افرادی تبدیل شوند که مسائل مربوط به حقوق زنان و آزادیهای اساسی آنها را بپذیرند.
او گفت که همه مقامهای طالبان با منع آموزش دختران موافق نیستند و مذاکرات با طالبان یک پروسه زمانبر است.
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.@AMIP_AFG launches today - the first mechanism designed and led by Afghan civil society to have a real and direct say in the Afghan peace process.
Watch this beautiful film about how it works here: piped.video/watch?v=lNMqydVi…
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Thinking of all my friends and colleagues who are refugees in the UK, being demonised and dehumanised. Today, I am voting for them. 🗳️
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New Afghanistan Research Network publications exploring key issues shaping the future of #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 is out today.
🌍 From the impact of #ClimateChange to delivering #HumanitarianAid, read our papers here: peacerep.org/2023/05/29/afgh… @peacerep @lseideas @LSE_CCRG @meeksas
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An attack on a maternity ward in Kabul left at least 16 infants without their mothers.
#IRaiseMyVoiceForThem #ProtectAfghanCivilians
Read & share this call: n.pr/2WCixac
@FroghWazhma @MaryAkrami @mahboubaseraj
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Today marks the second anniversary of the deadly attack in Jalalabad in which a suicide bomber struck a crowd of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus. 19 people we killed.
#LostButNotForgotten
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"As US and NATO troops depart Afghanistan, we must not abandon the Afghan people and their democratic republic" – open letter from prominent figures + orgs calling NATO & Europe to continue support for Afghanistan #StandwithAfghanistan #TogetherStronger bit.ly/3x8d0Ii
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Amina feeling the sun for the first time.
She is one of the survivors of the maternity ward attack in Kabul. Her mother was killed.
Join the call to #ExtendTheCeasefire.
Sun is love. Amina discovered the sun for the first time in her life, just0 now. She spent 15 difficult days in ICU and SCU. WAR is ugly, please STOP it.
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Gender apartheid systematically erases women and girls from society. Codifying it as a crime against humanity won't solve everything, but it will create a vital legal framework for accountability & protection. Listen to Afghan women reveal life under the Taliban @AtlanticCouncil
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After 215 long days, education champion @MatiullahWesa is finally free. His unjust imprisonment makes it even more important that we stand with him and support @PenPath.
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Afghan women resist the return of Taliban’s segregation as despite Taliban pormised female workers and students face prohibitions as local fighters impose their own curbs ft.com/content/d320c92f-c7a4…
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If the Taliban thought the world would forget their ban on girls' education and their erasure of women and girls from society, they were wrong. The BRICS summit’s final declaration calls for reversing the ban on education and protecting the fundamental rights of women & girls.
The BRICS summit final declaration has called on the Islamic Emirate to reverse the ban on secondary education of girls and ensure the rights of all Afghans including women and girls in the country.
The declaration has also emphasized the need for peaceful settlement in Afghanistan while asking for measures to ensure other countries are not threatened by its territory.
“We advocate for Afghanistan as an independent, united and peaceful state free from terrorism, war and drugs,” the declaration reads.
The summit hosted by Kazan, Russia has also welcomed the efforts by regional platforms and countries to help facilitate Afghan settlement.
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2018 was the deadliest year for journalists in Afghanistan, with female journalists facing increased risk and danger. We are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of #MinaMangal
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We must come together to protect + save lives amid the #Covid19 pandemic. That's why we're calling for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan now. Read our joint statement here👉bit.ly/2XmtzkH
#Afghanceasefire #SpreadPeace
@antonioguterres @RolandKobia @US4AfghanPeace
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'I lost my sister Atifa in 2015, she was 15 and wanted to be a poet. Her loss was devastating. Peace without meaningful inclusion of victims means nothing. Peace is supposed to heal, not add another injury.' - Thank you Raihana for sharing your story.
@AhrdoAfg @ACSouthAsia
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To learn more about the importance of codifying gender apartheid in the UN crimes against humanity treaty, read this article by human rights lawyers and legal scholars @akila_rad @SaretaAshraph,@GissouNia, @NushinSarkarati and Alyssa Yamamoto: justsecurity.org/89193/why-t…
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Massive congrats to my sister @ZarlashtH for winning the 2024 @ElevatePrize!🌟 So proud of you and the amazing work you're doing. This is so well-deserved! Can't wait to see how you continue to make waves❤️
Introducing our 2024 Elevate Prize winners!
Around the world, these 10 leaders & their organizations are to address some of the most critical challenges of our time.
Learn more & join us in welcoming them to the Elevate family!
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"The number of Afghans now outnumbers any other nationality of those crossing by small boat. The number of deaths in the channel is also predominantly Afghans."
Earlier today I told the Foreign Affairs Select Committee that Afghans are now dying in the Channel as a direct result of the government's failed resettlement schemes. This is what happens when there are no safe routes.
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"Afghanistan is not a project, it's a country." @BarakPashtana
LIVE NOW | Lessons from the Afghanistan experience with @SIGARHQ nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1OyKADlYe…
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This #WomensDay we celebrate the courage, resilience and fierce determination of Afghan women, who continue to work to create a country that is fair, just and equal. We celebrate global solidarity with Afghan women as they fight to ensure they’re a part of peace talks.
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Afghan artists pay tribute to Japanese aid worker & physician, Tetsu #Nakamura, who dedicated his life to peace & development in #Afghanistan. He was recently granted honorary citizenship and widely loved by the Afghan people. He was among six killed in Kabul yesterday.
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"Despite serious risks to their safety, women are protesting in the streets under the slogan Bread, Work, Freedom, organising underground schools and allying with women’s rights champions like @Malala to raise global awareness."
@ZarlashtH for @TIME
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Brazil, Mexico, and the US too have signalled willingness to include gender apartheid in discussions on the draft crimes against humanity treaty. Here is why the recognition of gender apartheid in Afghanistan is justified: peacerep.org/publication/afg… @civ_engagement @Metra_Mehran
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Just ask Afghan women how this worked out. What freedoms they're enjoying after 20 years of being bombed for their rights, only to have their country handed to the Taliban by the West. All the while being called war mongers for saying it was going to work out well for them.
I’d hoped we’d left the whole ‘bombing-for-women’s-rights’ thing behind in the early 2000s. But alas, the Y2K resurrection continues.
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The Taliban governance system is fundamentally rooted in a logic that dictates the domination of women by men— in other words, gender apartheid.
Following a flawed withdrawal agreement that sacrificed the rights of women & girls, we need to do much more to support Afghanistan
"It is a dark anniversary" Nobel Peace Prize winner @Malala tells @SkyYaldaHakim as today marks 1,000 days since girls in Afghanistan have been prevented from going to school by the Taliban.
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March 10 has been designated as the national tree-planting day in Afghanistan! @GretaThunberg
An event was held in #Kabul today to promote the planting of #trees in #Afghanistan.
The Afghan government recently designated March 10 as a national tree-planting day.
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“The Taliban must realign with the broader principles of Islam. This acute gender apartheid is still apartheid. What they dismiss as malign Western constructs is actually deeply rooted in Islamic teachings, values, and history.”euronews.com/2024/04/03/this…
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"We're going to see Afghanistan turn into a black hole...Biden's policy is successful if nothing crawls out of that black hole" - colonial, racist, dehumanising language on CNN about a country of 38 million people.
On the lighting advances by the Taliban in Afghanistan: “This was utterly avoidable for the price tag of 3,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan in an enduring way in the same way we’ve had troops in Germany and Korea.” @elliotackerman
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Mujahid Kakar was a dedicated and pioneering journalist, who was committed to press freedom and justice. His work created much-needed space for freedom of expression and journalism in Afghanistan.
A real loss for Afghanistan: bit.ly/2L2fsts
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Great to hear that @DicarloRosemary 's conversation with the Taliban at Doha 3 was 'fruitful.' Meanwhile, this is what women are subjected to simply for standing up for their basic rights:
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One way to stop erosion of girls' & women's rights in Afghanistan is by listening. Women and girls are leading protests, gathering data, and innovating to maintain education & connection. Supporting them & leveraging legal tools to end violations can make a significant difference
The Women and Children Research and Advocacy Network, Women Advocacy Committee, and 35 Women-Led and Women-Focused organizations both active in Afghanistan and outside, along with 170 individuals developed an open letter based on the consultation with a large number of women`s right activist, journalist and human`s right defenders to express their deep concerns and recommendations ahead of the UN-convened meeting of Special Envoys and Special Representatives on Afghanistan on 18th-19th February in Doha to discuss the path forward on the independent assessment on Afghanistan mandated by Resolution 2679 (2023).
@DicarloRosemary @SE_AfghanWGH @US4AfghanPeace @tomas_niklasson @KgeKjell @CanadaAFG_SR @UAEMissionToUN @JapanMissionUN @MaltaUNMission @NorwayUN @UKUN_NewYork @GermanyUN @UNAMAnews @unwomenchief
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This #InternationalWomensDay join @Time4RealPeace as we demand a legitimate peace process that includes the voices of Afghan women and young people. The women of Afghanistan will not go backwards. It's #Time4RealPeace. #HerAfghanistan #IWD2019
theguardian.com/world/2019/f…
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In the midst of the Intra-Afghan talks, women in Afghanistan continue to be endlessly targeted. Afghan women have been one of the most active groups in pushing for equality, justice and accountability in Afghanistan and must be protected.
apnews.com/4c7efdf3d99080f9e… @Kathygannon
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Today we remember #Farkhunda Malikzada who was brutally murdered 5 years ago in Kabul. We stand on the shoulders of all Afghan women who have given their lives in the struggle for equality & freedom. The women of Afghanistan will not go backwards.
#AfghanPeaceProcess #MyRedLine
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The same 'friends' who said the fight in Afghanistan was 'for the rights and dignity of women' were the same ones who, behind closed doors, handed the country back to the Taliban, questioning whether Afghan women would even miss their rights. Their silence today is complicity.
Taliban vow to start stoning women to death in public for adultery dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
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Afghanistan's rural-urban divide is more than geographic or demographic. It's deeply tied to a history of failed governments & armed opposition. How can we understand this divide under the #Taliban? @hosnajalil investigates:
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Afghan girls showing more courage in the face of Taliban’s gender apartheid than the international community who pulled the rug out from under them #Afghangirlsbelonginschool
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The number of confirmed #COVID19 cases are increasing in Afghanistan. The actual number is likely to be a lot higher as lack of testing, access to medical services is hugely limited across the country. We need a ceasefire now.
#Afghanceasefire
#SpreadPeace
30 new #COVID19 cases brings the total confirmed cases to 1026.
With the current measures in place, it’s tough for daily wage workers to provide for their families,plz support our fundraising campaign to help those in dire need.
LINK: tinyurl.com/afgcovid19
#COVID19AFG #Covid19
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#Afghanistan deserves a real chance at building lasting peace. Join our movement and support our calls for inclusion in the peace process. It's #Time4RealPeace
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1/2 The shift to madrassas in Afghanistan limits educational options for girls and boys. Prioritising Taliban's narrow religious curriculum denies access to essential subjects, undermining autonomy and future prospects of a diverse workforce in a globally connected world.
(1/2) On June 23, 2023, Taliban minister of education announced “the Taliban leader has approved the recruitment of 100,000 madrassa teachers.” Last quarter, former Afghan Minister of Education Rangina Hamidi told SIGAR madrassas have always been one of two…
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According to the IDA - World Bank Group, Afghanistan's Child (0-5 years) mortality rates have halved since 2001.
A healthier population means a brighter future for #afghanistan. It is time these children to experience peace. It is #time4realpeace. #myafghanpeace
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"Victims are seen as a impediment to peace building by many actors. Victims need to be treated as a key peace-building constituency in the #AfghanPeaceProcess" - Hadi Marifat outlines why victims are key to creating sustainable peace in Afghanistan
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E.U. Afghan Women's Rights activists, in solidarity with AWC Afghan Women Coalition & civil society organisations in Afghanistan, held a demonstration in the Netherlands to call for the protection of women's rights and their inclusion in #Afghanpeacetalks @AWNKabul @afghanyouthuk
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"I lost my little sister, Rahela, in a suicide bomb at an education centre in 2018. She was 17."
There are millions of victims in Afghanistan like Hamid Rafee and his family - they must be included in the #AfghanPeaceProcess
@HMarifat @AhrdoAfg @ACSouthAsia
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Denying girls education has consequences far beyond the classroom. According to UNICEF, exclusion of girls from schools costs Afghanistan at least $500 million in economic losses every year. This threatens the collective future of all Afghans voanews.com/a/taliban-expand… @MalalaFund
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Women’s participation in peace negotiations increases the durability and the quality of peace. Afghan women have made huge gains against extraordinary odds in the last 17 years. Their participation in the #AfghanPeaceProcess is essential in ensuring lasting peace @FedericaMog
Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, says Afghan women’s inclusion in the peace process is the guarantee that peace is owned and led by Afghans.
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'While Afghan people are working tirelessly for peace, we recognise the need for robust support from the broader Muslim world' - @AWNKabul's open letter to HH Sheikha Moza of Qatar asking for support in reaching a ceasefire in Afghanistan.
#Afghanceasefire
#Riseforall
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@Malala and @MalalaFund, alongside our allies, have been sounding the alarm on the urgent need for codification against the extreme, violent, and institutionalised oppression faced by Afghan girls and women daily: malala.org/newsroom/malala-f…
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Join us on 27/09 in London for our @Time4RealPeace solidarity event #withAfghanistan. Come & celebrate Afghan culture & stand in solidarity with Afghans as they continue to strive for peace. There will live Afghan music & delicious food! More info here: facebook.com/events/52407644…
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Afghans comprise the largest protracted refugee population in Asia, and the second largest refugee population in the world. This is the remarkable and powerful account of one of them, our wonderful friend, @GulwaliP, risking his life as a child to find safety.
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What defines a gender apartheid system? Dehumanization, discrimination, & segregation based on gender. These are the core features that 1000's of women, surveyed @drops_afg, used to describe the conditions imposed by the #Taliban : bishnaw.com/survey/30-jan-20… @OfficialMariamS
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Mubarak @Malala!
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Hard to express my joy and gratitude right now as I completed my Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at Oxford. I don’t know what’s ahead. For now, it will be Netflix, reading and sleep. 😴
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Read Parwana Paikan's piece in our 'Inside the Taliban's Gender Apartheid' series. It's a clear reminder that Afghan women's rights are within our reach. Here is what the international community can do: atlanticcouncil.org/content-… @AtlanticCouncil @civ_engagement @ACSouthAsia
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Amazing organizing by #Afghan people tired of war. It is time for #Afghanistan to know peace, so that its brave citizens can resume the long task of rebuilding their country and society. #afghanpeace #HelmandPeaceMarchers
And those beautiful people of the peace march, which started from Helmand as one of the earliest grassroots organized voices against the bloodshed, continue on — from Shahjoy in Zabul, to Muqur in Ghazni and beyond.
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Regardless of religion, ethnicity or language, Afghans are united in their demand for #Justice #Peace and #Dignity! Solidarity with @PashtunTM_Offi #ManzoorPashteen
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Brilliant piece by @DastageerMuska for the @AtlanticCouncil: "The more detailed the profiling of potential aggressors, the more effective Afghan actors and our partners...can be in deterring and persuading these potential spoilers to shift behavior"
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne…
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"A just peace includes continuity and sustainability. In terms of continuity, I promote a growing role of a new generation of Afghans... that will be the owners of the processes."
@Time4RealPeace thanks Saeed for sharing his vision for peace in #Afghanistan.
Credit: Jawed Taiman
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Only 9% of negotiators and 4% of signatories of official peace agreements are women. Why do women not get a say in their own futures? #time4realpeace is concerned with the lack of female representation in the current #afghan peace talks. #Myafghanpeace #thefutureisfemale
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Words completely fail us today. This is what Afghans have to live with. We are in the middle of Ramadan, during an unprecedented pandemic, evacuating newborn babies from a maternity ward under deliberate attack.
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Great Work! Young Afghans will bring peace to their country no matter what!
I'm delighted to win UNDP's N-Peace Award - Peace Generation (2019). This recognition is an opportunity to enable me & my friends at the @RahilaFDN to move beyond what we thought we could do even yesterday. Thank you all for your support. Thank you @NPeaceNetwork, @UNDP, #Canada.
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