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WEBFeb 5, 2010 · The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) celebrated the 8th of March, the International Women’s Day in Afghanistan. This gathering took place amidst the Taliban’s attempts to ban women’s activities through threats, pressure, and suppression, aiming to silence their voices of …
RAWA protest rally denounces April 28 as Black Day (2007)
WEBTo denounce the Black Day of coming to power of the criminal fundamentalist bands in Kabul in April 28, 1992, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) took out a protest rally and set-in in front of the UN headquarter in Islamabad.
RAWA Responds to the Taliban Takeover
WEBAug 21, 2021 · On the first days of the US occupation of Afghanistan, RAWA declared on October 11, 2001: “The continuation of US attacks and the increase in the number of innocent civilian victims not only gives an excuse to the Taliban, but also will cause the empowerment of the fundamentalist forces in the region and even in the world.”.
Over 60pc Afghans suffer from mental health problems
WEBOct 10, 2010 · PAN: Over 60 percent of Afghans suffered from mental health problems and stress due to the decades of war, poverty, political vulnerability and poor health facilities, the health minister said on Sunday. Speaking at a ceremony marking the World Mental Health Day, Dr Suraya Dalil said \'major steps\' had been taken to improve the health sector, but added those measures were still insufficient ...
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: No Country for Women
WEBJun 14, 2024 · The Diplomat: In the first week of June 2024, locals in the remote Tangi Shadan village of Allahyar district of Afghanistan’s Ghor province discovered the bodies of a 45-year-old widow and her 7-year-old granddaughter. Both had disappeared about two months earlier and are believed to have been killed for their property by men close to Mawlawi Jaber, the Taliban district governor.
'CIA worked with Pak to create Taliban'
WEBSanjay Suri. London March 06, 2001 11:40 Hrs (IST) THE CENTRAL Intelligence Agency (CIA) worked in tandem with Pakistan to create the "monster" that is today Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, a leading US expert on South Asia said here. "I warned them that we were creating a monster," Selig Harrison from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for ...
Why Is a Leading Feminist Organization Lending Its Name to …
WEBJul 8, 2008 · AlterNet: The U.S. invasion has been a failure, and increasing the U.S. troop presence will not undo the destruction the war has brought to the daily lives of Afghans. As humanitarians and as feminists, it is the welfare of the civilian population in Afghanistan that concerns us most deeply. That is why it was so discouraging to learn that the Feminist Majority Foundation has lent its good ...
Afghan women’s fight for freedom and democracy will never fail!
WEBMar 8, 2002 · RAWA: The United States and NATO are talking about a “strategic failure” in Afghanistan after twenty years of war and the massacre of tens and thousands of innocent Afghans and handing over Afghanistan with $85 billion worth of weapons and military equipment to their Taliban stooges. Today, Afghanistan is in a more catastrophic state than in 2001, in the grip of terrorism, barbarism, drug ...
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
WEBThe Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from women. September 19, 2024, The Economist: Last month the Taliban published a new consolidated code of religious laws. It has left Afghan women reeling, with many now searching for ways to leave. It also has implications for the Taliban’s quest for legitimacy and relations with the world.
RAWA Photo Gallery
WEBRAWA's 24-page brochure. If you are interested in using our imagery for publication please contact our sole distributor WPN www.worldpicturenews.com or e-mail them your request to [email protected]. RAWA photo exhibit in California State University. Jan. 25 - …