A film by my brother Ilyas Yourish & his team, is gearing up for its premiere soon. “KAMAY” is a production of 6 yrs of unwavering dedication to depict the journey of a Hazara family seeking justice following the mysterious death of their daughter, Zahra, at Kabul University.

«کَمَی» در راه است و به زودی می‌توانیم ببینیم‌اش. فاجعه شرم‌آور به خودکشی رساندن زهرا خاوری در دانشگاه کابل، حالا مستند و مصور شده است. زهرا البته، یکی از میلیون‌ها قربانی در آن جهنم منحوس بود. همین حالا، با بیست میلیون انسان شبیه به مواشی و موالی رفتار می‌شود. به قول دخترکی از

One of the many accounts of alleged war crimes by international forces in Afghanistan— In this reconstructed & disturbing testimony a civil court ruled against the Dutch military for bombing an Afghan village in 2007, killing at least 11 civilians.

“Apartheid involves the segregation of and discrimination against a group on the grounds of identity; Hazara women form a unique social category w/in Taliban’s gender apartheid. Hazara women are targeted on grounds of both gender & ethnicity/religion.” justsecurity.org/93123/hazara-w…

Excellent analysis by Dr. Farkhondeh Akbari and Kobra Moradi on how ethnic discrimination against Hazara women, which predates the Taliban, intersects with gender apartheid under the Taliban’s current repressive regime, compounding the challenges faced by #HazraWomen

⁦Azadah Raz Mohammad⁩ and I urge the international community this International Women’s Day to hold the Taliban accountable for gender apartheid. Check out our article via Atlantic Council.

#IWD2024 atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

در وضعیت دشوار و تاریک کنونی، حداقل کار ما هم صدایی، همدلی و همبستگی با زنان افغانستان است. روز جهانی زن، فرصتی برای همبستگی و حمایت جمعی از حقوق زنان است. ما همه در کنار هم نیرویی قدرت مند و امید آفرین ایم. Rawadari رواداری #همبستگی_با_زنان_افغانستان
#افغانستان_برابر_و_صلح_آمیز

It was an absolute privilege to join my fellow panelists at the Atlantic Council this morning to dive into the 2024 global election year and its profound impact on democracy worldwide.

On the first day of #WomensHistoryMonth , let's remind ourselves that the current situation in Afghanistan has set back the progress achieved through generations of hard-fought battles for gender justice. Stand in solidarity with us, we must fight together for the rights of all.

Yesterday’s #AWERSummit convened leaders from private, public, & social sectors for advancing entrepreneurship, employment, and education for girls & women in AFG. Our joint efforts & solidarity will transform things, I believe in that.

مقدسه یورش، معین پیشین وزارت تجارت، رویا رحمانی، سفیر پیشین افغانستان در واشنگتن و رویا محبوب، مسئول تیم رباتیک دختران افغانستان در نشست وزارت خارجه امریکا سخنرانی می‌کنند.

این نشست با حضور وزیر خارجه امریکا تا دقایقی دیگر برگزار می‌شود.
afintl.com/202402271844

On Doha:
While a positive step, it’s not decisive for Afghanistan’s future. Many similar gatherings in late 90’s, but only 9/11 led to Bonn, & Bonn didn’t yield d best outcomes. We need to stop outsourcing our problems to d west while their own democracies are backsliding.

Every woman shares her plight, targeted simply because a Taliban soldier deems that she violates one of their harsh decrees. The Taliban spokesperson attempts to justify these actions as a form of “Tanbih” or chastisement for women.

Read more: kabulnow.com/2024/02/34575/

To those who are following the UN led Doha meeting on Afghanistan, I urge you to please pay attention to what women who are at the forefront of resistance in Afghanistan has to say:

zantimes.com/2024/02/15/why…