International Women’s Day: A History of Advocacy and the Hazara Women’s Rights under Taliban Rule
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Introduction International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for gender equality. Since its inception, IWD has been a rallying point for women’s rights activists worldwide. However, for many women, including the Hazara women of Afghanistan, […]
The Situation of the Hazaras During the Second Year of the Taliban Rule
August 15, 2023 Bolaq Analysts Network (BAN) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental research and advocacy organization that publishes comprehensive and unbiased research on Afghanistan’s various social, political, and economic issues. This organization is registered in the United States. We monitor the situation in Afghanistan and document the conduct of the Taliban visa-vis the people of […]
A Decade in Limbo – The Situation of Afghanistan Refugees in Indonesia
A Decade in Limbo is a story of the people who have been living in Indonesia for up to 10 years. There are more ten thousand people from Afghanistan, about seven thousand being Hazaras. They range from toddlers to senior adults. They are mostly registered with UNHCR and IOM and waiting for a third country […]
Bolaq Research Report: “Taliban Opposition with Education of Girls.” What do the People Say?
Abstract Women in Afghanistan for many years have faced gender discrimination for different reason under the pretext of Islam. Although violence and discrimination have deep roots in the tribal customs and the unacceptable traditions that the people adhere to, it is the wrong interpretation of Islam that they illogically try to justify. Development of the […]
Hazara Genocide in Pakistan
According to 2018 National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan report, over 2,000 Hazaras have been killed and over 4,000 critically injured in the terrorist attacks. Of the Hazaras leaving Pakistan seeking safety offshore, nearly 500 drowned while migrating to Australia and thousands more compelled to migrate.
Childhood experience of Taliban
“Because We Are Hazara”: When Being a Hazara Never Ceases to Be a Crime in Afghanistan Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel The Taliban’s return to power has made Afghanistan a place where all kinds of violence and brutality are not only committed with widespread impunity but are also highly […]
Denying Hazara Female Students: the bringers of change and modernity in Afghanistan
Photographer: Hekmatullah Basseri After closing female businesses and women-led organizations, the Taliban recently banned women from leaving their homes unless necessary, always accompanied by a male chaperon. They are banned from viewing public sports, or walking in public parks. After sending girls back home from schools, and forbidding women to get an education, the Taliban […]
Afghanistan: The Situation of Hazaras During One Year of Taliban Rule
A year past since the reemergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. It has been a disastrous year for the people of Afghanistan especially the women, the Hazaras, as well as the religious minorities. A totalitarian regime has taken power in the country where every sign of progress is undermined and the achievements of the last […]
Afghanistan Suffering Under the Taliban
High school female students in Afghanistan were left with tears after the Taliban kept girls schools closed, back-tracking from their earlier promise. The schools were to reopen on Wednesday, 23rd March, after the Taliban’s so-called ‘Ministry of Education’ had already made an announcement a week earlier. Nevertheless, many girl students, with unparalleled excitement and hope, […]
All-time Victim: Women of Afghanistan
After 20 years of struggle for democracy and women’s rights in Afghanistan, the country turned to a black death hole — hundreds of thousands of Afghans trying to escape the country after the Taliban returned to power on August 15, 2021. Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Though there is […]