TIME Photo Essay: Kabul Unveiled - http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/afghanwomen/ Women after the downfall of the Taliban, by John Stanmeyer.
Afghan Women in Political Spotlight - http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/06/26/international/asia/26AFGH.html Report on the female delegates at the Loya Jirga.
Afghan Women Want their Voices Heard - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1691274.stm Report on a meeting of Afghan women, calling for their right to be involved in the negotiations for Afghan future, by BBC News, with links for other articles.
Bare Faced Resistance - http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,757607,00.html Natasha Walter gives a detailed report on the situation of women in Kabul.
Repression of Women and Girls in Western Afghanistan - http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/afghnwmn1202/ Report by Human Rights Watch, focusing on increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls imposed by Ismail Khan in Herat.
Unveiling Afghanistan - http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemId=12507 Western governments and media care about Afghan women's rights, but prefer not to hear their voices when they want to fight for their own liberation. A provocative article by Sara Pursley.
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan - http://www.rawa.org RAWA is an independent organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan. Has pictures and movie clips of horrors and ways you can help.
Bush, Burqas and the Oppression of Afghan Women - http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp0716.html According to Gary Leupp, the US governments statements on the status of women appear hypocritic when seen before the background of US politics in the country during the last twenty years.
Women's Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan - http://www.wapha.org WAPHA is dedicated to promoting awareness of the tragic human rights situation in Afghanistan and to fight for the Afghan women's rights. Petitions and other ways you can help.
Afgan Women's Association International - http://www.awai.org/ A non-profit, tax-exempt organization to establish and defend the basic rights of Afghan women. Includes current projects, reports, and news.
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