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Afghanistan: Hindsight Up Front

Afghanistan is led by one of the world’s most brutal regimes, and it is suffering through one of the world’s most serious humanitarian crises. The Wilson Center’s Hindsight Up Front Initiative aims to help ensure that Afghanistan continues to figure in policy and public debates in Washington and beyond. It will keep you informed about the future of Afghanistan, its people, the region, and why it matters.

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The Haleh Esfandiari Forum 2024: Advocating for Afghan Women’s Rights on the Global Stage

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program (MEP) hosted Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Ph.D. Amb. Dobriansky spoke with MEP Director Merissa Khurma about the dire state of women’s rights in Afghanistan, the role of the United States, other states in the region, and the international community in upholding a rights-based order, and the powerful role of women’s leadership in peace, stability, and prosperity.

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Gender Equality
Women’s Education: Moving from Utility to Intellectual Freedom
Sola Mahfouz
By Sola Mahfouz on May 8, 2024
MEP_reading
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Women & Gender
‘A Room of Her Own’: How I created a space for my empowerment in Afghanistan
Sola Mahfouz
By Sola Mahfouz on March 6, 2024
MEP_barbedwire
Blog post
Women & Gender
Letter from Afghanistan: A Slow Death
By Benazir Habibzadeh on February 27, 2024
Afghan women in burqas walking in the street in Kabul, timsimages.uk/Shutterstock.com; End War in Afghanistan protest from local diaspora in Ottowa, Canada.
Blog post
Human Rights
Under the Veil of Oppression: The Agonizing Plight of Afghanistan’s Hazara Women
By Fatima Jafari on January 31, 2024
School in Kabul
Blog post
Women & Gender
On Women’s Education: Reflections on Individual Empowerment
Sola Mahfouz
By Sola Mahfouz on February 7, 2024
MEP_Afghanistan
Blog post
Women & Gender
In the Shadows of Silence: Unveiling Afghanistan in the Global Face of Patriarchy
Sola Mahfouz
By Sola Mahfouz on November 29, 2023
Group of Afghan women sitting.
New Security Beat
Global Health
The Health Burden of the Afghan Woman: Navigating Challenges Amidst Calamity
Afghan women in burqas on the side of the road
Blog post
Women's Rights
Women and Suicide in Afghanistan
Ambassador Mark Green
By Ambassador Mark A. Green on September 19, 2023
A woman in a blue burqa walks along an empty street in front of murals and graffiti.
Blog post
Women's Rights
A Call to Support Afghanistan’s Girls and Women
Merissa Khurma
By Merissa Khurma on August 29, 2023
Afghan Girls Education
Event
Women & Gender
Book Talk: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education
On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 12:00 – 1:00 ET