Fawzia Koofi
Fawzia Koofi is an Afghan politician, writer and women's rights activist. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the Women's Forum on Afghanistan. Originally from Badakhshan Province, Koofi was a member of the Afghan delegation negotiating peace with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar. She is a former deputy speaker of Parliament in Kabul and a former vice president of the National Assembly.
As the United Nations member states gather in New York City to mark the 69th session of the annual conference on women’s rights, the condition of women and girls remains stark under the Taliban’s gender apartheid rule in Afghanistan. Three …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, OPINIONS
The United Nations-led meeting in Doha with the Taliban next week offers another opportunity for Afghanistan and all opposing sides in the country to come together to end the war. Any achievement, however, depends on whether all factions, including women …
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, OPINIONS
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