Dear John,

Last week marked two years of the Taliban’s brutal takeover of Afghanistan and, consequently, two years of suffering for Afghan women and girls. The Taliban’s oppressive regime has re-instituted gender apartheid [[link removed]] systematically issuing over 100 edicts [[link removed]] that stripped women and girls of their rights to education, employment, and travel and virtually confined them to their homes.

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Under the Taliban’s regime, women and girls have been denied education beyond the age of 10 and, in some places even younger. Women are forbidden from leaving their homes unless accompanied by a close male family member, and even then, only when absolutely necessary. The Taliban has completely eliminated the years of hard-won progress of Afghan women and girls under the democratically elected government.

This horrific gender apartheid demands our immediate attention and action.

Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan.

TAKE ACTION → [[link removed]]

FMF’s campaign for Afghan women and girls first began in 1997, working to call global attention to the gender apartheid of the first Taliban regime (1996-2001) and its shocking treatment of women and girls.

With the reemergence of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, it is more important than ever to recognize gender apartheid as an international crime against humanity. We must continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Afghan women and do all we can to amplify their voices

Here's how you can make a difference:

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Take
Action:
Urge
President
Biden
and
U.S.
Secretary
of
State
Blinken
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to
continue
denying
recognition
of
the
Taliban
and
urge
them
and
the
UN
Secretary-General
to
ensure
the
UN
and
other
appropriate
global
institutions
make
Gender
Apartheid
an
international
crime.
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Spread
Awareness:
Share
this
message
to
increase
awareness
and
encourage
others
to
join
the
cause.
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Encourage
U.S.
and
U.N.
humanitarian
aid
to
continue
and
increase
with
the
condition
that
international
entities
distribute
aid
and
require
that
women
be
included
as
distributors
and
recipients
of
aid.

Together, we can work to ensure that the Taliban is not officially recognized, gender apartheid is designated as an international crime, and humanitarian aid reaches the people of Afghanistan.

Sign the petition now! [[link removed]]

In solidarity with Afghan women and girls,

Photo of Eleanor Smeal, President [[link removed]] Eleanor Smeal Photo of Makhfi Azizi, Director, Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls [[link removed]] Makhfi Azizi
President, Feminist Majority Foundation Director, Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls

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