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This is the first installment in our monthly series highlighting alternatives to war—effective programs that create stability and economic opportunity and improve lives. To receive our monthly [...]

Celebrated women’s rights activist and former member of the Afghan parliament Malalai Joya was scheduled to promote a new edition of her book “A Woman Among Warlords.” The Afghan Women’s Mission [...]

Ann Jones, who has spent years working with women in Afghanistan, wrote a gripping piece for the Nation that guts the notion that war has helped Afghan women, and seriously questions the purpose [...]

The future of Afghanistan is in its women and girls. It’s more than just a nice thought. International aid agencies are increasingly funneling resources towards programs that empower women, [...]

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to talk with Shazia Shekib (an alias), a member of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. She was in the US to speak at the Veterans [...]

The latest installment of Rethink Afghanistan from Brave New Films takes on the misconception that the US military presence is advancing the cause of women’s rights in Afghanistan. [...]