Zarifa Ghafari, winner of International Women's Rights award, defies Taliban

Apr 09, 2022

Washington [US], April 9 : Zarifa Ghafari, the winner of the International Women's Rights award and one of Afghanistan's first woman Mayors of Maidan...

Rights activist asks Taliban to reopen girls' schools

Apr 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 : Women's rights activist Zarifa Ghafari called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools and asked the world leaders...

Former Afghan mayor may settle in Switzerland

Sep 23, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 : One of Afghanistan's first woman mayors, Zarifa Ghafari could settle in Switzerland, according to local media, which said that...

Former Afghan Mayor says Pakistan behind Taliban seizing control in Afghanistan; urges to unitedly raise voice against terrorism

Aug 24, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 25 : Zarifa Ghafari, a former Afghan mayor on Tuesday said that Pakistan has a significant role behind the Taliban...

12 people close to Mahbubullah Ghafari killed in Taliban ambush in Afghanistan

Aug 05, 2020

Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 5 : As many as 12 people close to Mahbubullah Ghafari, a former member of the provincial council of Baghlan in...

Afghanistan: Rights group calls for release of jailed women rights defenders

Nov 14, 2022

On November 4, the Taliban detained women human rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi and her colleagues during a press conference announcing the formation of the...