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  • AFP News Agency | January 2023
    Afghans receive aid packages in Kabul | Featuring WAW & partner Aseel aid distribution operations, and covering the impact that the ban on women working in NGOs will have on humanitarian aid and other non profit services in Afghanistan.
  • VOA | February 2022
    Afghan Refugees Navigate Legal, Cultural Challenges in Unfamiliar Land | Featuring WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
  • DCIST | May 2022
    ‘We Are There To Fill In The Gap’: Resource Center For Afghan Refugees Opening In Alexandria | Featuring the Virginia Community Center Opening in Alexandria, VA
  • WJLA (ABC) Channel 7 NEWS DC | May 2022
    New Center Opens to Help Female Afghan Refugees | Featuring the Virginia Community Center Opening in Alexandria, VA
  • NBC WASHINGTON | May 2022
    Afghan Refugee Community Center | Featuring the Virginia Community Center Opening in Alexandria, VA
  • WUSA 9 (CBS) | May 2022
    New Community Center for Afghan Women and Girls | Featuring the Virginia Community Center Opening in Alexandria, VA
  • FOX 5 (DC) | May 2022
    New Afghan community center offers resources to refugees in Alexandria | Featuring the Virginia Community Center Opening in Alexandria, VA
  • PROPUBLICA | May 2022
    These Children Fled Afghanistan Without Their Families. They’re Stuck in U.S. Custody | Featuring WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
  • RADIO NEW ZEALAND (RNZ) | June 2022
    Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1000, toll expected to rise | Featuring Women for Afghan Women's Afghanistan Country Director Fareed-ud-Din Noori
  • PIX 11 | July 2022
    Queens organization provides support for Afghan women refugees | Featuring WAW US Country Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
  • NEWS NATION PRIME | August 2022
    Life for women, girls under Taliban rule | NewsNation Prime | Featuring interview with WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • DCIST | August 2022
    One Year Later, This Alexandria Office Gives Hope To Afghan Asylum Seekers | Featuring WAW Virginia Community Center Staff, Mariam Kakar (Program Director) and Makeze Javid (Case Worker)
  • HABERTURK (Turkish News) | August 2022 (Turkish)
    Afganistan'da Taliban yönetiminin ilk yılı doldu: Afgan kadınların 1 yılı nasıl geçti? (The first year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan is over: How did Afghan women spend this year?) | Featuring interview with WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • NEWS NATION | August 2022
    Afghanistan Anniversary: How refugees resettled in US | Featuring WAW Virginia Community Center Program Director, Mariam Kakar
  • NY1 | August 2022
    Afghan refugee organization helps families relocate to New York | Featuring interview with WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • NEWSWEEK | May 2021
    'Entire Country' Believes Taliban is Behind Girls' School Bombing in Afghanistan, Expert Says | Featuring an exclusive interview with WAW Board Member and USIP Senior Program Officer, Belquis Ahmadi
  • POLITICO | May 2021
    The U.S. Still Has Leverage In Afghanistan. Here’s How to Keep It | Op-ed by WAW Board member and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan, Annie Pforzheimer
  • ACTIVATING JUSTICE | May 2021
    A Conversation with Najia Nasim of Women for Afghan Women | Featuring WAW Executive Director, Najia Nasim
  • NYC.GOV | April 2021
    New York City to Launch $15 Million Ranked Choice Voting Education Campaign | Featuring WAW New York Community Center Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator, Roshni Ahmed
  • NEWSWEEK | April 2021
    The U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan. We Must Not Abandon It | Op-ed featuring WAW Board Member and USIP Senior Program Officer, Belquis Ahmadi, and WAW Deputy Executive Director, Kevin Schumacher
  • UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP) | April 2021
    Democracy Is the Afghan Government’s Best Defense Against the Taliban: Here are Four Ways the Afghan Government Can Secure Equal Rights and Peace as Negotiations Move Forward | Co-authored by WAW Board Member and USIP Senior Program Officer Belquis Ahmadi
  • PHILANTHROPY WOMEN | April 2021
    As US and NATO Withdraw, Women for Afghan Women (WAW) Fears Plummet in Women’s Justice:  WAW fearfully responds to the US and NATO withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in September  | Exclusive feature on Women for Afghan Women
  • DEFENSE ONE | April 2021
    It Was Never All or Nothing in Afghanistan: This is not something we hoped to see from national security leaders and a president we admire so much | Co-authored by WAW Board member and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan, Annie Pforzheimer
  • UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP) | April 2021
    U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: End to an Endless War? The September pullout will change the calculations of the Afghan negotiating parties and could lead to a recharged civil war. | Co-authored by WAW Board Member and USIP Senior Program Officer Belquis Ahmadi
  • PBS NEWSHOUR | April 2021
    Will the Withdrawal of U.S. Troops Enable the Taliban? Three Afghanistan Experts Weigh In  | Featuring WAW Board member and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan, Annie Pforzheimer
  • PIX 11 | April 2021
    How will NYC’s Next Mayor Support the City’s Asian American Community? Find out at Forum | Featuring WAW New York Community Center Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator, Roshni Ahmed
  • THE US-AFGHAN WOMEN'S COUNCIL (USAWC) | February 2021
    US-Afghan Women's Council letter to US Secretary of State Antony John Blinken | Letter advocating USAWC's position on US policy towards Afghanistan. Click here for more information on the USAWC (WAW and its board are active members.)
  • FRANCE 24 | March 2021
    A Blunt US letter Aims to Revive the Afghan Peace Process, But Jolts Women on a Special Day  | Featuring WAW Board Member and Senior Program Officer at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Belquis Ahmadi
  • SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE | March 2021
    Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce the Keeping Women and Girls Safe From the Start Act of 2021 | The Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act is endorsed by 68+ leading civil society organizations, including Women for Afghan Women
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | December 2020
    Letters to the Editor on The Long Road Out of Afghanistan | Op-ed by WAW Board of Directors Members Sunita Viswanath and Annie Pforzheimer
  • SENTINEL SOURCE | November 2020
    Will Burqas Make a Comeback in Afghanistan | Featuring WAW Executive Director, Najia Nasim
  • USIP | October 2020
    Afghan Peace Process Tests Women Activists:Amid perils, Afghans insist on women’s rights; U.S. officials promise continued support through aid." |  Op-ed by WAW Board Member Belquis Ahmadi and Matthew Parkes, Program Specialist, Afghanistan & Central Asia
  • YOUTUBE | October 2020
    Peace, Power, and Purpose: A Journey Towards Women's Safety and Equality | A one-hour discussion with WAW's team moderated by Deborah Amos, International Correspondent at NPR and Professor of Journalism.
  • AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ABC) | August 2020
    The Afghan Women Risking Their Lives to Fight 'Humiliating' Tradition that Robs Their Identity | Featuring Benafsha Efaf, WAW Afghanistan Program Manager
  • DAILY KOS | July 2020
    Will Burkhas Make a Comeback in Afghanistan or Can Women Prevail? | Quoting WAW Executive Director, Najia Nasim
  • ELLE MAGAZINE | June 2020
    Resettling as a Refugee During a Global Pandemic | Featuring WAW New York Community Center Caseworker Sapna Oweis
  • FRANCE 24 | May 2020
    Afghanistan: Life inside Kabul's women's prison during Covid-19 (English)| Featuring WAW client, Mursal (English Version)
  • FRANCE 24 | May 2020
    Afghanistan: Life inside Kabul's women's prison during Covid-19 (Arabic)| Featuring WAW client, Mursal
    (Arabic Version)
  • AFGHANS EMPOWERED | May
    #Keep Afghan Women Strong podcast | Featuring WAW's Deputy Executive Director, Kevin Schumacher
  • THE NEW ARAB | May 2020
    Women for Afghan Women: Escaping the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence | Featuring WAW's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Afghanistan
  • THE TAKEAWAY (NPR / WNYC) | March 2o20
    What Does the U.S.-Afghanistan Peace Deal Mean for Afghan Women's Rights? | Podcast featuring WAW Board Member, Masuda Sultan
  • THE CITY | March 2020
    Women’s Rights Were Sidelined Throughout the Process: Afghan Women and Minorities Fear Consequences of US-Taliban Peace Deal | Featuring WAW Executive Director, Najia Nasim
  • NBC.COM | February 2020
    No Guarantees for Afghan Women in Draft U.S.-Taliban Deal | Quoting WAW Board Member, Belquis Ahmadi
  • DEVEX.COM | January 2020
    Delayed Trump Administration WPS Implementation Plans to be Released Soon: Peace Talks, the Taliban, and Afghan Women's Uncertain Future | Featuring WAW Director of Advocacy, Megan Corrado
  • DEFENSE ONE | January 2020
    To End America’s War in Afghanistan, US Troops Can’t Leave Yet | Op-ed by WAW Board Member, Annie Pforzheimer
  • UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP) | January 2020
    Colombia’s Imperfect Peace Could Provide a Roadmap for Afghanistan  | Op-ed by WAW Board Member, Belquis Ahmadi, and Maria Antonia Montes
  • THE NEW YORKER | December 2019
    Peace Talks, the Taliban, and Afghan Women's Uncertain Future | Featuring WAW Kabul Province Manager, Benafsha Efaf
  • NEWSRUST | December 2019
    Peace Talks, the Taliban, and Afghan Women's Uncertain Future | Featuring WAW Kabul Province Manager, Benafsha Efaf
  • PBS | November 2019
    As Taliban Peace Talks Resume, What’s at Stake for Afghan Women? | Featuring WAW Shelter, Staff, and Client
  • NYC.GOV | October 2019
    De Blasio Administration Announces New IDNYC Program Benefits Ahead of Five Year Anniversary | Quoting WAW's New York Community Center Program Director, Naheed Samadi Bahram
  • NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | October 2019
    NYWF In Conversation with Najia Nasim, Executive Director of Women for Afghan Women
  • MS. MAGAZINE | October 2019
    What’s at Risk for Abused Afghan Women | Featuring WAW's Women's Protection Centers and Kabul Staff and Clients
  • ANASH.ORG | September 2019
    Mayor Bill de Blasio Joins JCCGCI Food Distribution | With mention of the JCCGCI's support to WAW's NYCC Programs and Job Placement Capacity
  • ALJAZEERA (101 EAST DOCUMENTARY) | August 2019
    The War on Afghan Women | Featuring WAW and WAW Defense Lawyer Najia Sadiq in Afghanistan
  • INSIDEOVER.COM | August 2019
    Baad Tradition: Virgins Given Away to End Disputes in Afghanistan | Featuring WAW's work in Afghanistan and quoting WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | August 2019
    Prioritizing the Linkages Between Sustainable Development Goals to Eradicate Child Marriage | Op-ed by WAW Director of Advocacy Megan E. Corrado
  • FOX NEWS | July 2019
    Afghan Women Fear Renewed Chapter of Sharia Law and Regression of Rights under Taliban's Bhumb | Featuring WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • AFGHAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION | July 2019
    An Afghan Ministry of Education Press Release | Featuring an Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim and the Afghan Minister of Education Dr. Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi
  • THE TAKEAWAY (NPR / WNYC) | July 2019
    What Would Life Be Like for Afghan Women If the Taliban Regains Power? | Podcast featuring WAW Board Member Masuda Sultan
  • CNN INTERNATIONAL | June 2019
    They Wanted a Son So Much They Made their Daughter Live as a Boy by Sheena McKenzie, featuring WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim and WAW's work with the practice of bacha posh
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | June 2019
    I Met the Taliban. Women Were the First to Speak  | By WAW Board Member Masuda Sultan
  • INSIDEOVER.COM | May 2019
    Afghan Women Imprisoned For “Moral Crimes” Women | Featuring WAW's Transitional Houses and quoting Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE | May 2019
    The Price of Peace in Afghanistan: Afghans Want Peace Above All—But They Aren’t Willing to Give up their Hard-Won Gains to Get There. | by WAW Executive Board Member, Belquis Ahmadi
  • DAWEO (Danner Afghanistan for Women's Empowerment Organization, Afghanistan) | May 2019
    Women's Protection Centers in Afghanistan |  WAW's WPC's Feature in DAWEO documentary (English subtitles)
  • ATV AFGHANISTAN | May 2019
    WAW Staff Interviewed on ATV: Women's Rights and Islam (in Dari)
  • THE WASHINGTON POST | April 2019
    Taliban Meets with Women’s Rights Activists, Others after Talks with Afghan Officials Collapse | Quoting WAW Board Member Masuda Sultan
  • POLITICO | April 2019
    Fears Grow Trump will Abandon Afghan Women to the Taliban | Quoting WAW Board Member Masuda Sultan
  • JAPAN TODAY | April 2019
    U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Focus of Next Talks: Taliban
  • FOREIGN POLICY | April 2019
    For Afghan Refugee Women, There’s No Escape From Violence
  • AL JAZEERA (LIVE STREAM) | March 2019
    Will Peace with the Taliban Threaten Afghan Women | Including an interview with WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP) | March 2019
    Afghanistan Talks: No Women, No Peace | by WAW Executive Board Member Belquis Ahmadi
  • THE HILL | February 2019
    Don't Sacrifice Afghan Women's Freedoms for a Flawed Peace Deal | by WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim and WAW Advocacy Director Megan Corrado
  • QUARTZ | January 2019
    Fear of Abandonment: Nobody is Thinking about Afghan Women in the US-Taliban Peace Talks | by Annalisa Merelli  | Quoting WAW Advocacy Director Megan Corrado
  • ABC NEWS| January 2019
    Afghan Women 'Too Emotional' for Leadership and Have Enough Rights, Domestic Survey Claims | Quoting WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION | January 2019
    Afghan Men Oppose More Women's Rights; Elders Less Hardline by Sonia Elks | Quoting WAW Executive Director Najia Nasim
  • THE HILL | December 2018
    Announced Withdrawal from Afghanistan Repeats Mistakes of the Past | Op-ed by WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi and Advocacy Director Megan Corrado
  • THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY | December 2018
    NPR’s CEO Will Move into Fundraising Role (Transitions) as Women for Afghan Women Appoints a New Executive Director
  • THE QUADRANGLE - MANHATTAN COLLEGE | November 2018
    New Campus Organization: Dining for Women Features “Women for Afghan Women” in October 2018
  • HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION (KFF) | October 2018
    Ending Child Marriage Critical to Achieving Gender Equality SDG | Op-ed by WAW Advocacy Director Megan E. Corrado
  • GLOBAL HEALTH HUB| October 2018
    Ending Child Marriage Critical To Achieving Gender Equality SDG | Op-ed by WAW Advocacy Director Megan E. Corrado
  • THE HILL | October 2018
    Want Gender Equality? Let's Start with Ending Child Marriages | Op-ed by WAW Advocacy Director Megan E. Corrado
  • THE HILL | August 2018
    Afghan Women the Key to Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan | Op-ed by WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi and Advocacy Director Megan Corrado
  • ​QUEENS PUBLIC TV | July 2018
    WAW Client Feature on Queens Public TV "The Afghan Refugee"
  • NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | June 2018
    2017 Annual Report: Radical Generosity | Featuring WAW client Meet Deeba--program participant at WAW [page 9]
  • IMPAKTER MAGAZINE | January 2018
    Women and Peacebuilding: The Key to Achieving SDG 5 in Afghanistan | Op-ed by WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | December 2017
    Some Afghan Children Find an Alternative to Jail — for Now
  • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE | December 2017
    Famed 'Afghan Girl' Finally Gets a Home
  • CNN | November 2017
    Laura Bush and Rula Ghani on 'Opening the Door' for Women in Afghanistan | WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi interviewed in the Brooke Baldwin Show
  • THE HILL | November 2017
    A Call to Action: It’s Time to Eradicate All Violence Against Women | Op-ed by WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi and Advocacy Director Megan E. Corrado
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | October 2017
    A Child Bride Leaves Fear Behind
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | October 2017
    Brought Together by Pain, 3 Girls Forced Into Marriage Have New Dreams
  • THE HILL | August 2017
    In Afghanistan, Security Interests Outweigh Ideology  | Letter to the Editor by WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | August 2017
    Years After Acid Attack, an Afghan Story of Survival Takes a Dark Turn
  • WASHINGTON EXAMINER | August 2017
    Don't Change the State Department's Mission Statement
  • VOICE OF ISLAM | August 2017
    "What is a Women’s Worth? and "Trials and Tribulations- Why Do We Suffer?"| Interview with WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi
  • WASHINGTON POST | July 2017
    Afghan Girls’ Robotics Team Prevails| Letter to the Editor by WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi
  • FEMINIST DAILY NEWSWIRE - FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION | July 2017
    Feminist Protest Pressure Trump Administration to Grant Afghan Girls Robotics Team Visas
  • TIMES LEDGER | June 2017
    Governor Cuomo Signs Law Outlawing Child Marriage in New York
  • MS. BLOG | June 2017
    Afghan Women March on Washington DC
  • PEACE NEWS | May 2017
    Can Women Help Afghanistan Achieve Peace?
  • VIOLET MAGAZINE | May 2017
    Reason to Believe | Interviews with WAW Executive Director Manizha Naderi and New York Program Director Naheed Samadi Bahram
  • WAW LEGACY AWARD | May 2017
    Coverage in the Arabic-Language Media of WAW's 2017 Gala's Posthumous Legacy Award to the Late United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Afghanistan H.E. Mohammed Al Kaabi
    • https://www.mofa.gov.ae/MediaCenter/News/Pages/28-05-2017-UAE-US.aspx
    • https://www.elbayan.co/arabic/post-854326/الأن-من-أجل-الرأة-الأفغانية-تكرم-الشهيد-الكعبي-بجائزة-الإنجاز
    • http://www.alittihad.ae/mobile/details.php?id=31087&y=2017
    • http://wam.ae/ar/details/1395302616207
    • https://al-ain.com/article/afghanistan-uae-women-organization
    • https://www.sharjah24.ae/ar/uae/225208-منظمة-أفغانية-تكرم-الشهيد-الكعبي-وتمنحه-جائزة-الإنجاز
    • http://www.alkhaleej.ae/mob/detailed/f53c9315-c755-48f7-a351-9dc93baa2e5a/a59344f6-7b10-4592-9eb4-f949f8e496f4
    • http://www.alroeya.ae/102304/
    • http://www.alfajr-news.net/details/منظمة-المرأة-من-أجل-المرأة-الأفغانية-تكرم-الشهيد-الكعبي-في-نيويورك-وتمنحه-جائزة-الإنجاز-لعام-2017
    • https://mail.qary.net/uae/345353.html
    • http://www.elmonzar.net/uae-news/99157/من-أجل-المرأة-الأفغانية-تكرم-الشهيد-الكعبي-بجائزة-الإنجاز
    • http://stg.dotemirates.com/ar/details/3476078?from=dot
    • http://www.7adramout.net/albayan/1336697/اخبار-الامارات-اليوم--من-أجل-المرأة-الأفغانية-تكرم-الشهيد-الكعبي-بجائزة-الإنجاز.html
    • http://www.akhbrna.co/uae/23682/من-أجل-المرأة-الأفغانية-تكرم-الشهيد-الكعبي-بجائزة-الإنجاز
    • http://www.rasd24.net/newsdetails2.aspx?id=8299643
  • PHILANTHROPY WOMEN | May 2017
    Check Out This Timely Support for Afghan Women from Big Foundations | WAW Receives $750,000 from five foundations: Carnegie, Ford, Hewlett, Packard, and MacArthur
  • INSIDE PHILANTHROPY | May 2017
    Why Did These Big Foundations Get Behind Afghan Women?
  • BUSTLE.COM | April 2017
    The Struggles Of Afghan Women Go Well Beyond U.S. Bombs
  • NONPROFIT QUARTERLY (NPQ) | January 2017
    10 Suggestions for Getting It Done: The Women's March is On!
  • MOAB SUN NEWS | January 2017
    Kimberly Motley's Award-Winning Film "Motley's Law" Comes to Star Hall

2016

  • IMPAKTER MAGAZINE | December 2016
    Afghan Women’s Group in New York Reaches Out Across Communities for Women’s Rights
  • PIX 11 | December 2016
    Queens Nonprofit’s Homework Help Program Offers Immigrant Kids a Chance to Learn and Grow
  • OLHARES DO MUNDO (WORLD VIEWS, BRAZIL) | November 2016
    With the Help of International NGOs, Afghans Regain their Rights (Com ajuda de ONGs internacionais, afegãs reconquistam direitos)
  • THE WASHINGTON TIMES | October 2016
    Afghan Women Face Increasing Hostility in Battle for Equal Rights
  • VOICE OF AMERICA | October 2016
    Women's Group Teaches Life Skills to Help Afghans in U.S.
  • DEVEX.COM | October 2016
    8 Insights to End Child Marriage
  • POLITICO MAGAZINE | September 2016
    What Trump Gets Wrong About Muslim Communities in America
  • GIRLS GLOBE | September 2016
    Nurturing Spirits Indestructible: Women for Afghan Women’s Girls Leadership Program
  • COMMUNITY SUPPORTED FILMS (CSF) | August 2016
    Kabul's Women Seek Refuge Indoors After a Series of Acid Attacks
  • ABOARD THE DEMOCRACY TRAIN | July 2016
    Struggling to Keep Afghan Girls Safe from Harm
  • DAILY BEAST |  July 2016
    What It's Like Growing Up Gay in Afghanistan
  • NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE (NSLI) INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH | July 2016
    Using My NSLI-Y Experience to Raise Awareness of Global Women's Issues
  • THE HUFFINGTON POST | June 2016
    A Beleaguered Muslim Community Confronts the Horror and Aftermath of Orlando
  • MUSLIM GIRL | June 2016
    Is There a Reemergence of Honor Kiliings in Afghanistan
  • THE EXPRESS TIMES | June 2016
    Shock and Fear: Afghan Americans in New York Post-Orlando
  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES | May 2016
    Star-crossed Afghan Lovers Arrive in NYC to Escape From Her Families Death Threats
  • NEWSER | May 2016
    Forbidden Afghan Lovers Fight for Asylum in NYC
  • DEFENSE ONE | May 2016
    The Latest Taliban Leader's Death Changes What, Exactly?
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | May 2016
    Afghan Lovers Begin an Asylum Odyssey in New York
  • BROADLY (VICE) | May 2016
    The Taliban is Pubicly Executing Women Again
  • MS. BLOG | May 2016
    On the Rape and Murder of a 6-Year-Old Afghan Girl in Iran
  • IDLO | April 2016
    Supporting Women's Economic Empowerment: Lessons from India
  • Al JAZEERA AMERICA | April 2016
    Afghanistan Refugees: Group Helps Women Adjust to Life in the U.S.
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | April 2016
    Repatriation Should Be the First Concern for Afghan Refugees
  • CENTER FOR GENDER AND REFUGEE STUDIES | April 2016
    CGRS Publishes Report on Violence Against Women in Central Asia
  • THE HUFFINGTON POST | February 2016
    Valentine's Day with Zakia and Ali, Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet

2015

  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | October 2015
    Taking Hold in Kunduz, Afghanistan, New Taliban Echoed the Old
  • NEWSWEEK | October 2015
    On the Taliban and the Situation in Kunduz, Afghanistan
  • AL JAZEERA | October 2015
    Alarm Over Safety of Women in Kunduz after Taliban Return
  • PRI'S THE WORLD | October 2015
    The Taliban Had a Hit List of Working Women
  • THE TAKEAWAY (NPR / WNYC) | October 2015
    Taliban Targeted Female Activists, Leaders in Afghan Attack
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | March 2015
    A Thin Line of Defense Against 'Honor Killings'

2014

  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | April 2014
    Afghan Newlyweds, Facing Threats, Find Brief Respite in Mountains
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | February 2014
    Taliban and Government Imperil Gains for Afghan Women, Advocates Say
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | October 2014
    Afghan Mullah Who Raped Girl in His Mosque Receives 20-Year Prison Sentence
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | November 2014
    Afghan Women Imprisoned

2012

  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | December 2012
    With Help, Afghan Survivor of ‘Honor Killing’ Inches Back
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | August 2012
    Wed and Tortured at 13, Afghan Girl Finds Rare Justice

2011

  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | December 2011
    Four Afghan Men Held in Acid Attack on Family
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES | February 2011
    Afghan Proposal Would Clamp Down on Women's Shelters

2010

  • TIME | July 2010
    The Plight of Afghan Women: A Disturbing Picture
  • INTERNET ARCHIVE | May 2010
    Interview with WAW Board Chair and Co-founder, Sunita Viswanath

 

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