Afghan Women to the International Community: Real Action, Not Mere Sympathy or Words of Condemnation Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved.

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/09/afghan-women-to-the-international-community-real-action-not-mere-sympathy-or-words-of-condemnation/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Keralas_HumanElephant_Conflict_Time_To_Understand_a_Complex_Relationship_UN_General_Assembly_Urged_t KABUL, Sep 3 2025 (IPS) - This year marks the fourth anniversary of the Taliban retaking power in Afghanistan. All these years have been one long nightmare for the women of Afghanistan, the ones who have borne the brunt of oppression – arguably the worst of its kind anywhere in the world. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved.