In Afghanistan today, millions of women and girls live under conditions where their most basic human rights have been stripped away from them.

Following the return of the Taliban to power, the gates of schools were closed to girls, women were sidelined from a large part of the labor market, and their presence in social and public spheres became increasingly restricted day by day.

Imagine a teenage girl who dreams of becoming a doctor, a teacher, or an engineer, but instead of going to school, she is forced to stay home. Imagine a woman who has studied for years and has the ability to work and serve her community, but simply because she is a woman, the opportunity to work and her independence are taken from her. This is not just the deprivation of a job or a classroom; it is the deprivation of a future, of choice, and of the right to self-determination.

United Nations reports show that these restrictions have had devastating consequences on women's lives.

In 2025, the UN reported that approximately 78 percent of young women in Afghanistan were neither in education, nor employed, nor participating in training programs.

Furthermore, many women have lost their sense of security and independence, and their mental health has been severely damaged.

An Afghan woman is not just a victim; she is a mother, a teacher, a doctor, a journalist, a student, an entrepreneur, and a citizen who has the right to decide her own future.

An Afghan girl is not just a child who can be banned from school. She is a talented human being who deserves to build her own future.

Yet, despite all these pressures, the women and girls of Afghanistan have still not surrendered. They continue their civic activities through secret education and peaceful protests, believing that the suppression of women cannot destroy the long-held dream of freedom and equality. Perhaps support for the continued education of girls among the Afghan people is far more widespread than we imagine.

The international community must not remain silent in the face of this deplorable situation. Supporting Afghan women is not merely a political issue; it is a matter of human dignity. The right to education, the right to work, the right to freedom, and the right to participate in society are not privileges, but the fundamental rights of every free human being.

The voices of Afghan women may be confined within the walls of tyranny, but they will never be silenced.

Today, it is our duty not to forget the women and girls of Afghanistan, but to amplify their voices to the world, and not allow the suffering of millions of women and girls to become just another piece of ordinary, forgotten news.


Here I have a message for the brave girls of Afghanistan!

My dearest girl of my homeland:

Even though you are behind a wall of silence, your strength and capability are evident to the world.

They separated you from school and your dreams, but your dreams remain alive.

They locked the door, but the window of your great heart is not closed.

You are the very generation that will build the tomorrow of Afghanistan.

If they blocked your path today, you will forge a path tomorrow.

If they did not hear your voice today, the world will hear your voice one day.

You may just be a girl in name, but you are the dream of a nation!

You are the hope of a homeland...

And you are the future of Afghanistan...