Stand with Afghan girls and women

A girl’s education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity.


After the Taliban takeover in August 2021, we have lost every dream and hope of working in our country; from laughing out loud on the street, to making memories with our sisters and brothers in our own homeland. I have witnessed every one of us putting our soul into our studies, working hard with the hope to introduce Afghanistan’s new generation to the world; the generation of knowledge, the generation of courage and faith. Unfortunately, our dreams only remained a dream. And now I cannot even find proper words to express how hard the time goes by. Yet, everyday another heartbreaking news comes out of Afghanistan. With all the hardships, many of our students worked hard to keep par with others in international universities. Every investment and work done for the development of Afghanistan during the past 20 years is razed to the ground by The Taliban since their takeover in August 2021.

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