Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has emphasized that education is the fundamental right of Afghan girls and essential for the country’s future. He stressed that without access to knowledge and education, Afghanistan cannot achieve a bright future. On Saturday, December 21, Karzai wrote on his X account: “The demand of girls for education is a legitimate and vital aspiration for a prosperous Afghanistan. Empowering the young generation, both girls and boys, is the only way to achieve self-sufficiency, escape poverty, and ensure progress and development in our society.” Karzai’s statement comes as the ban on women and girls attending universities…
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At least 50 people have lost their lives in two separate traffic accidents on the Kabul – Kandahar highway. In a deadly traffic incident on the Kabul – Kandahar highway in central Ghazni, a 580-type vehicle collided with a tanker, resulting in 20 fatalities and 5 injuries. This incident occurred around 11:00 PM last night. Simultaneously, in a similar incident in the Nani area of Ghazni province on the Kabul – Kandahar highway, 30 people have been killed, with several others injured. Details of these two incidents, which occurred within a few minutes of each other, have not been finalized…
The U.S. State Department has announced that over the past three years, 183,000 Afghan citizens, including local partners, have been relocated to the United States. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during a ceremony honoring organizations and individuals involved in the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan refugees, emphasized the need to accelerate this process. Blinken stated that since the fall of Afghanistan in 2021, the U.S. has resettled thousands of Afghan families. He added that the Afghan relocation program is currently operating at nearly double the pace compared to last year. Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State, confirmed the number of…
On Tuesday, December 3, dozens of female students were denied entry to health education centers and sent home by the Taliban. Witnesses reported that the girls, unable to attend their classes, left the centers in tears. This prohibition follows an order issued by the Taliban leader a day earlier, mandating the closure of all health education centers to girls and barring them from attending classes. The Taliban’s decision has sparked widespread outrage and protests. Human rights activists and international organizations have condemned the move as a blatant violation of women’s rights and are calling for the immediate lifting of these…
Manizha Siddiqi, a women’s rights activist, claims she was tortured and subjected to gang rape while in Taliban custody. Siddiqi, who was arrested by the Taliban’s intelligence forces in Kabul on October 9 last year and released on March 28 this year, made these allegations in a recent video sent to VOF. She claims that the assaults occurred twice—once at the Directorate 40 Intelligence Center and another time at Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, both of which are currently under Taliban control. Manizha Siddiqi spent nearly seven months in Taliban-run prisons in Kabul. During her imprisonment, she confirmed her detention in a media…