Giving Compass' Take:
- Once the Deputy Speaker of Parliament for her country, Fawzia Koofi shares innsights on some of the debilitating gender injustices that stifle women's rights in Afghanistan.
- How has the Taliban's seizure of control threatened to exacerbate gender injustices in Afghanistan? What can you do to offer long-term, effective support of women in Afghanistan?
- Read more about the turbulent state of gender rights in Afghanistan.
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Fawzia Koofi began her political career after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Her focus: promoting girls’ rights to education and protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse.
She has survived assassination attempts, but not even that stopped her from advocating for the rights of women in her country.
Now, with the Taliban back in control and in the wake of the United States withdrawal, Koofi left her country and is being hosted in Qatar. Is her fight for the rights of Afghan women over?
Afghanistan’s former Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Fawzia Koofi, talks to Al Jazeera.
Watch the full video about gender injustices in Afghanistan with Fawzia Koofi at Aljazeera.