Harassment of Women, Hidden Violence in Afghanistan
Sexual harassment of women in Afghanistan has been, and remains, a hidden challenge. Traditional patriarchal of Afghan communities and...
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Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
- Feb 28, 2018
Notes from the Field: Community Conversations in Takhar Province
Community Conversations in Kochcha IDP Camp, Takhar province, Afghanistan. In January 2018, WRN conducted field research in Takhar...
Women's Regional Network and Women and
- Feb 26, 2018
Kabul II Process: Joint Declaration of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) and
After the creation of Afghanistan's National Unity Government (NUG), ensuring women’s participation in good governance, peacebuilding,...
Women's Regional Network and Women and
- Feb 26, 2018
Maryam Rahmani
- Feb 12, 2018
My Silent Speech
Once when it snowed and now when it is snowing. When it snowed I always wanted to touch and feel its softness - standing in the middle of...
Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
- Jan 16, 2018
Afghanistan's High Peace Council: Women Make the Difference
In July 2010, the Peace and Reconciliation Process was launched to build sustainable peace and security in Afghanistan using political,...
Freshta Karimi, WRN Core Member
- Dec 11, 2017
Women and Peace in Afghanistan
Peace is a concept expressed by compromise, reconciliation and nonviolent life. Peace is not just the ending violence and war. It...
Fatema Kohistani, Afghanistan Country Coordinator
- Dec 1, 2017
Call to Action: Shahla Farid's Journey to the High Peace Council
Shahla Farid is a professor at Kabul University's Faculty of Law and Political Science, member of High Peace Council (HPC) in Kabul,...
Fatema Kohistani
- Aug 26, 2017
WRN Banners Fly on International Day of Peace in Kabul
Each year on September 21, the world unites in celebrating International Day of Peace. Politicians and government representatives, civil...
Nooria Sultani
- Jun 28, 2017
Women Keeping Peace: a Gendered Perspective on Countering Violent Extremism
WRN recently spoke with Sajia Behgam, associate professor of Public Policy at Kabul University and advisor at the Chief Executive Office...