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What is happening to women and girls in Afghanistan?
The world cannot afford to turn its back on women and girls in Afghanistan. Here’s a look at what women and girls in Afghanistan need right now and what can be done to help.
- Article
- September 9, 2022
How the IRC supports women and girls in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with millions of people needing help. The IRC is particularly concerned about women and girls, who are bearing the brunt of the crisis. In July, we spoke to a group of Afghan school girls who shared their fears with us. Donate now to help support Afgans in crisis.
- Video
- August 25, 2021
IRC to suspend programmes in Afghanistan following Taliban ban on women working for NGOs
- Press Release
- December 25, 2022
Food shortages and winter weather: The crisis in Afghanistan told by Afghan women
Afghan women and girls increasingly bear the brunt of violence and of a hunger crisis that threatens to overwhelm the country.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
Afghanistan: Near-total ban on women’s education risks decades of progress, says IRC
- Press Release
- December 21, 2022
IRC warns of invisible crisis in Afghanistan, as 50% of those in need of humanitarian assistance are women and girls
- June 30, 2022
IRC condemns attack on girls high school in Afghanistan and calls for an immediate cessation of violence against women and girls
- June 30, 2022
Almost all clients at IRC-run health clinics in Afghanistan are women with malnourished children, warns IRC
- June 30, 2022
As Afghanistan tops list of countries most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe, IRC calls for UK to protect the 20 years of gains for women and girls.
- June 30, 2022
The all-female mobile health team working against the odds in Afghanistan
All-women teams of medical doctors are braving long distances and treacherous terrain to bring health care to the remotest villages in Afghanistan.
- Article
- August 19, 2022