Afghan women players urge global support as they seek FIFA recognition
Afghanistan Women's National Team (AWNT) players in exile urged athletes worldwide to stand in solidarity with them as they fight for their right to compete after being excluded from World Cup ...
FIFA faces fresh calls to recognise Afghanistan women’s football team
The Afghan team have been absent from FIFA tournaments since the second Taliban takeover of the nation in 2021.
Reprieve for Afghan women students facing forced return after US aid cuts
The women who fled the Taliban to study in Oman faced deportation after the Trump administration froze foreign aid.
Afghan women who fled Taliban to study abroad face imminent return after USAID cuts
More than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban to pursue higher education in Oman now face imminent return back to ...
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored
The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans.
UN tells Afghan rulers: no peace and prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls
The U.N. Security Council is telling Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until they ...