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Speech: Afghans caught between restrictions and isolation

News Afghan women are not only hit hard by restrictions, but also struggle daily to build a future. This was highlighted by Rangina Hamidi during a roundtable discussion.

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Sanctions and isolation affect the Afghan people

Climate Afghanistan is not subject to comprehensive international sanctions, yet the country's economic isolation has far-reaching consequences for its population.

Two boys in orange clothes are communicating with each other in sign language outside a house.

Homeschooling offers a path to independence

Development Brothers Hamedullah and Shukrullah are both deaf. With Solidarity Committee’s support, they have been homeschooled and learned sign language, and to read and write.

Kajsa Johansson, wearing a shawl and a covering coat, together with two women who have also covered their faces, at a table with hand-sewn garments.

No one should have to be brave just to go to work 

News The women Kajsa Johansson met in Afghanistan do not want to be reduced to victims. They are not powerless, but they live with unreasonable restrictions.

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“There are great opportunities to make a difference”

News After twelve years, Torbjörn Pettersson returns to Afghanistan, this time as chair of the Solidarity Committee. After a week of meetings, he concludes that there are great opportunities to make a difference.

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“Our daughters are like birds without wings”

News September 17 marks five years since the Taliban regime closed schools to girls from the seventh grade. Since then, 2.6 million girls have been shut out from education beyond primary school. Fifteen Afghans share their perspectives on what the ban means – for them and for the country.

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Sweden needs a new Afghanistan policy

News Sweden’s policy of disengagement has not improved the situation in Afghanistan, but it has limited Sweden’s ability to influence developments.

A midwife checks the blood pressure of a patient covered in a shawl. A small child looks into the camera.

Healthcare reaches a critical point as funding declines

Development Afghanistan’s healthcare system is facing enormous challenges due to drastic cuts in international donor funding. Last year, the Taliban authorities published their first national health policy.

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A midwife free to manage the entire continuum of care

Development In a small building next to her home in Wardak province, the midwife Karima receives women from the surrounding villages.

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Afghanistan’s Maternal and Child Health at Breaking Point

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The policy brief Afghanistan’s Maternal and Child Health at Breaking Point provides an understanding of the state of Afghanistan’s maternal healthcare and the crucial role of midwives.