This #16Days, Remember Afghan Women and Girls

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image An Afghan woman weaves a carpet at a factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, November 11, 2024. © 2024 Wakil Kosher/AFP via Getty Images The plight of Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule continues to demand the world’s attention. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, observed from November 25 to December 10 and using the hashtag #16Days, is a crucial moment to unite.The violence women and girls in Afghanistan face is structural and systematic. Girls are barred from education beyond grade six, constraining their future solely because…

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