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- Afghans in US mark Taliban Kabul takeover amid Trump immigration crackdown
Advocates say Trump policies add fear to four years of uncertainty for Afghans seeking safety in US after Taliban rise.
- Afghanistan is a US election issue. Will its refugees’ voices be heard?
Featuring US Country Director, Naheed Samadi Bahram
- Their family was ripped apart at the Kabul airport. Nearly 3 years later their greatest wish has come true
Featuring WAW’s legal services and Senior Immigration Attorney, Sanam Ghandehari
- Amidst Ruins, Afghan Women’s Group Revamps Schools, Fosters Hope
Featuring WAW’s School Renovation Initiatives in Afghanistan
- Where asylum seekers stand, 2 years after the war in Afghanistan
Featuring WAW and WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
- Afghan lives in limbo, two years after US withdrawal
Featuring WAW and WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
- ‘A long road to go’: How Afghan refugees are adjusting to life in US after fall of Kabul 2 years ago
Featuring WAW and WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
- What the Taliban’s beauty salon ban means for Afghan women
Featuring interview with WAW Deputy Executive Director Kevin Schumacher
- Life Under Afghanistan’s Ban on Women in the Outdoors
Featuring Women for Afghan Women
- VOA coverage in Pashto of special discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennet
Hosted at Women for Afghan Women’s Virginia Community Center (VACC)
- VOA coverage in Dari of special discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennet
Hosted at Women for Afghan Women’s Virginia Community Center (VACC)
- What life is like for women under Taliban rule
Featuring WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
- Afghans receive aid packages in Kabul
Featuring WAW & partner Aseel aid distribution operations & covering the impact of the ban on women working in NGOs will have on humanitarian aid and other non profit services in Afghanistan.
- Where asylum seekers stand, 2 years after the war in Afghanistan
Featuring WAW and WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
- Afghan lives in limbo, two years after US withdrawal
Featuring WAW and WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
- ‘A long road to go’: How Afghan refugees are adjusting to life in US after fall of Kabul 2 years ago
Featuring WAW and WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
- What the Taliban’s beauty salon ban means for Afghan women
Featuring interview with WAW Deputy Executive Director Kevin Schumacher
- Life Under Afghanistan’s Ban on Women in the Outdoors
Featuring Women for Afghan Women
- VOA coverage in Pashto of special discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennet
Hosted at Women for Afghan Women’s Virginia Community Center (VACC)
- VOA coverage in Dari of special discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennet
Hosted at Women for Afghan Women’s Virginia Community Center (VACC)
- What life is like for women under Taliban rule
Featuring WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
- Afghans receive aid packages in Kabul
Featuring WAW & partner Aseel aid distribution operations & covering the impact of the ban on women working in NGOs will have on humanitarian aid and other non profit services in Afghanistan.
- WOMEN FOR AFGHAN WOMEN TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF IMPACT AT 2026 HER GALA IN BROOKLYNOctober 22 event will bring together supporters, advocates and community members for an evening celebrating Afghan women and families, culture...
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) Proudly Celebrates 25 years of ImpactFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 2, 2026 — New York, NY — Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is pleased to...
- WAW Responds to the Suspension of Immigration Processing for Afghan NationalsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 28, 2025 - New York, NY - We are deeply saddened by the events that...
- Women for Afghan Women Launches Youth Leadership Program to Empower Afghan Teens in the U.S.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY — September 25 2025 — Women for Afghan Women (WAW) announced today at the...
- Women for Afghan Women Responds to Devastating Earthquake in Kunar ProvinceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2025 New York, NY - Women for Afghan Women (WAW) sends our deepest condolences to...
- Women for Afghan Women Launches #investinHER Campaign to Empower and Protect Rights of Afghan WomenFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women for Afghan Women Launches #investinHER Campaign to Empower and Protect Rights of Afghan Women
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) Announces Resignation of Executive Director Najia Nasim
Women for Afghan Women bids farewell to a brave leader after ten years of service
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) Statement on UN Security Council Resolution 2681
Women for Afghan Women Endorses United Nations Security Council Resolution Condemning the Taliban’s Systematic Violation of Women’s and Girls’ Rights in Afghanistan
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) Statement on Taliban Ban on Women Working in Afghanistan
Women for Afghan Women condemns systematic violations against women’s and girls’ rights by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) appeals for all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to respect the sanctity of life and all human rights
Women for Afghan Women (WAW) calls for support as it initiates emergency response, suspends services, and evacuates clients and staff from centers across Afghanistan
- WAW’s Statement on the Announcement of US and NATO Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Women for Afghan Women (WAW) urges a responsible withdrawal to safeguard decades of progress and the rights of all Afghans, particularly women and girls
- WAW Resolute in its Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Women for Afghan Women (WAW) calls for new strategies to ensure equal access, opportunity, and rights for communities of color
- Women for Afghan Women (WAW) Announced as Complete Count Fund Awardee-NYC
WAW joins citywide effort to ensure a fair and complete count (Census 2020)
- WAW’s Statement on the Mass Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue
Women for Afghan Women condemns the violence that took the lives of 11 innocent victims
- WAW Condemns AG Sessions’ Decision on Domestic Violence Asylum Seekers
Unilateral action in the Matter of A-B seen as a subversion of principles of human rights and refugee law
- WAW Receives Major Expo Sponsorships, Announces Panel Headliners
WAW Receives Major Expo Sponsorships, Announces Panel Headliners: Abigail Disney and Kimberly Motley join the panels at WAW’s Expo 2018 — #ByHerSide
- WAW Announces Resignation of Executive Director
WAW’s Executive Director Manizha Naderi will transition from her current role by the end of 2018 after nearly 17 years of unwavering, passionate service