As the U.S. conducts more attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, RAWA says that the conditions in Afghanistan are worse than before the U.S.-led invasion.
Read More...Afghan Women’s Mission Calls for Increased and Improved Reporting on Afghanistan
January 1, 2004
The current state of social, economic, and political rights in Afghanistan is so dismal that a US-based advocacy group is calling for major news outlets to have more coverage of the country, with better reporting.
Read More...On the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of “Operation Enduring Freedom” and the US bombing of Afghanistan, The Afghan Women’s Mission is organizing a vigil in memory of Afghan civilian victims of the US campaign. The vigil is also intended to highlight that almost two years after the toppling of the Taliban, Afghanistan is as far from peace, democracy and stability as it was before September 11th, 2001.
Read More...The Afghan Women’s Mission, along with Not in Our Name, and International ANSWER invite Southern Californians to join them in occupying the lawn of the Westwood Federal Building this Friday, August 22, in “Occupy the Occupiers”. The event begins at 12 noon and continues until 10 pm, featuring speakers including Sonali Kolhatkar, Vice President of AWM. There will also be musicians and poets.
Read More...Los Angeles-This Thursday April 10th at 8 pm, local activists and others will gather together at the home of Jan Goodman, President of the Southern California Americans for Democratic Action (So Cal ADA), located at 939 San Vicente Boulevard in Santa Monica.
Read More...Tahmeena Faryal, a leading spokesperson for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), is on tour in southern California from April 5th–11th. Faryal will be speaking about the grim situation in Afghanistan, and in particular the continuing difficulties faced by Afghan women.
Read More...A little over a year has passed since the United States began bombing Afghanistan in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001.
Read More...A new view of Afghan life is available on the web today, as interviews and pictures show how the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, the country’s oldest women’s-rights group, operates a new hospital and runs empowerment programs for Afghan refugees.
Read More...An evening of ten monologues, songs, performance pieces and original sketches in memory of the September 11 terrorist attacks, titled “10 for 9/11,” will contribute all its proceeds to help the oldest women’s-rights group in Afghanistan.
Read More...Candle Lighting Worldwide Unites Afghan Earthquake Victims and Supporters
April 15, 2002
LA-based Afghan Women’s Mission and the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan begin a campaign for worldwide candlelight vigils to raise money for humanitarian aid relief for victims of Afghanistan’s recent devastating earthquakes.
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Events and Announcements
- Malalai Joya’s Defense Committee’s Campaign for Internally Displaced Afghans
- Malalai Joya Sends a Message to the World
- RAWA Responds to the Taliban Takeover
- AWM Thanks the Lisa Akbari Foundation
- One Young Man’s Holiday Wish: Raise Funds for RAWA
- RAWA Statement on 12th Anniversary of US War
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Afghanistan News Wire
- Malalai Joya Sends a Message to the World
- 20 Years of U.S. Occupation Was Brutal in Afghanistan—And So Will Be the Exit
- Malalai Joya on Democracy Now!
- Girls School in Danger of Closing
- Huffington Post: A Woman Among Warlords: An Interview With Malalai Joya
- The Cost of Courage: Malalai Joya’s Life-Risking Activism
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Press Releases
- Tenth Anniversary of Afghanistan War: RAWA Member Available for Interviews
- U.S. Responds to Broad Public Campaign, Grants Malalai Joya Visa!
- US government denies entry visa to Afghan women’s rights activist and author Malalai Joya
- Leading Afghan Feminist Urges Immediate end to U.S. War
- A Woman Among Warlords – Malalai Joya Available for Interviews
- Afghan Women’s Rights Activist Calls for an End to US Occupation
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