Şûjin: Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) sent a message to Kurdish women on the occasion of Newroz. “Erdoğan’s reactionary and fascist regime may create serious obstacles for the Kurdish people and put the Kurdish pioneers into prison, but we know that the rotting regime is condemned to death in the presence of the resistance of the Kurdish people, in particular women.” more...

RAWA.org: RAWA representative, Mariam Rawi, traveled to Germany in November 2015 for a 20-day tour. She participated in several events in Germany from 3rd to 18th November, 2015. These different events were organized by anti-war, anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, feminists, progressive and democratic activists. The main event was a one-day conference on 7th November titled “Towards Afghan Spring– One day of exchange with grassroots activists from Afghanistan”, which was attended by hundreds of people. more...

RAWA.org: 8th of March, the International Women’s Day, tied to the name and memory of the shining star of the global freedom movement of women, Clara Zetkin, and other courageous women of the world, has arrived again. We Afghan women are welcoming this day in a situation where misogyny and violence are ravaging every corner of our homeland. more...

RAWA.org: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), commemorated the 30th martyrdom anniversary of its great leader, Meena, in a function on February 3, 2017. RAWA members and supporters attended the function, which was held underground in a city of Afghanistan. more...

RAWA.org: It has been 30 heart rending years since the demise of Meena, leader of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), when the KHAD and Gulbuddini criminals took her from us in a treacherous ploy. Meena was immortalized and her cry that called for justice and freedom of thousands of Afghan women still resonates among our women today. more...

RAWA.org: The messages were sent by RAWA supporters from around the world. We offer our heartfelt thanks to these wonderful people for the support and love they have for our leader and struggle. more...

RAWA.org: The criminal Zardad, who added “Faryadi” to his name when he moved to England (just like Atta Mohmmad’s added “Noor” to his name), returned to Kabul some days back, and a group of filthy Gulbuddini terrorists were sent – with Ghani and Abdullah’s approval as they make more efforts to strengthen their treacherous ties with Gulbuddin – to welcome this bloodthirsty criminal in the airport. more...

RAWA.org: In our country, crimes against women are still tormenting them and out of countless cases of crimes and violence against women, only a few have leaked to the media. These stories are so heart rending that they wound the heart and conscience of every person, except for Ghani and Abdullah and their mafia apparatus’. more...

RAWA.org: Fifteen years ago, the US and its allies bombarded our defenseless and helpless people, and occupied Afghanistan, under the pretext of “war on terror”. The US military intervention was undoubtedly the beginning of a new chapter of pain, suffering, and misery for our nation, as the Jehadi terrorists replaced the Taliban terrorists, and our country plunged into the abyss of fundamentalism, misogyny, corruption, insecurity, poverty, unemployment, drug trade, pillage of national assets, intervention of neighboring countries, and thousands of other catastrophes. more...

RAWA.org: At last, the puppet government of Ghani and Abdullah have signed an agreement with Gulbuddin, this bloodthirsty murderer, so he could rejoin the other agents and creations of the US and West in their festivities. The government has poured salt on the wounds of the people of Kabul with this torturous act, and Gulbuddin will step over the blood of thousands of the victims of his killings and rockets in coming back to power. more...

Rising Kashmir: No veil, no dupatta, not even a scarf, Heela Faryal (not her real name), in her early twenties, came wearing a buttoned Purple long sleeved Kurta and straight black pants with silver slippers. Curious Karachi college girls went up to Heela- Afghanistan’s lone woman participant in a conference on women, but the latter swiftly turned, avoiding any selfies with the excited girls. It was not for her to exchange phone numbers or emails. She remained quiet even as her glowing face with a halo of dark curly hair on her shoulders failed to hide her youthful enthusiasm. more...

RAWA.org: On 2nd and 3rd July, 2016, a representative of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) participated in the annual conference of the Coordinamento Italiano Sostegno Donne Afghane (CISDA). In addition to the presence of CISDA members, RAWA supporters from Italy, Germany, and the US, and representatives of Turkish and Kurdish progressive and antiwar organizations, also participated in the event. more...

RAWA.org: The US has finally decided to add its notorious creation, Gulbuddin, to the circle of national traitors in the Kabul government and complete this circle of arch-criminals in the Jehadi-mafia government of Ghani and Abdullah. This infamous criminal is the killer of thousands of our compatriots and hundreds of freedom-seeking intellectuals and revolutionaries, and had a big share in the arms and financial aid poured by the US during the resistance against the Soviet invasion. more...

RAWA.org: We have repeatedly said that the misfortune of our nation cannot be summed up in the US occupation and the domination of Jehadi, non-Jehadi and Taliban agents. There are yet more inferior servants in the puppet Jehadi-mafia regime of Ghani and Abdullah who make the suffering of our nation worse. One such person is Dilbar Nazari, the Women’s Affairs Minister who has always been callously indifferent towards our women’s pain and suffering. more...

RAWA.org: Omar Mateen a 29-year-old American of Afghan descent killed 49 and injured dozens of young people in a gay club in Orlando, and was then killed by the police. This gruesome terrorist attack has no precedent in the US history of mass shootings. more...

PRAVDA.Ru: The CIA has a long history of being involved in global drug trade in all parts of the world under the control of the US or where it has considerable influence. While a few cases have been investigated and exposed by journalists, the issue continues to remain in the shadows. more...

Global Research: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), is the oldest women’s organization in Afghanistan that fights for freedom, democracy, social justice, and secularism. RAWA’s founder was Meena who formed this group at a young age in 1977, with the help of some other female university students in Kabul. more...

RAWA.org: On March 8, 2016 RAWA member Heela Faryal attended a one-day organized by Tehrik-e-Niswan in Karachi, Pakistan. The conference titled “Hum Auraten (We, the Women) – No More Violence”, was organized by Sheema Kermani, founder of Tehrik-e-Niswan, and attended by 600 people, mostly young girls and political activists. more...

RAWA.org: The Revolutionary Association of the women of Afghanistan (RAWA) commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of its leader, Meena, in a function in Kabul today. The function was attended by a small number of members and supporters. more...

RAWA.org: 29 years ago today, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) lost its great leader, Meena; a woman who had become the thorn of eye of the Russian occupiers, their internal lackeys, and fundamentalists, with her widespread and effective activities among the women of our country. more...

RAWA.org: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) has a world-wide network of supporters who comprise of freedom-loving, anti-fundamentalist, and anti-war groups and individuals. On Meena’s 29th martyrdom anniversary, RAWA received several messages of solidarity from these wonderful supporters. A few of these warm messages were read in the function held to commemorate Meena’s martyrdom in Kabul. more...

RAWA.org: Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) was invited to the Women in Black Gathering held in Bangalore, India from November 15th to 19th. Heela Faryal attended the conference organized by Women in Black India, led by Dr. Corrinne Kumar who is also the founding member of Vamochena. more...

RAWA.org: I am a member of RAWA (Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan), which is the oldest organisation in Afghanistan that fights for the rights of women, social rights and freedoms while taking a stand against the Afghan fundamentalists and their international backers. We work in all parts of Afghanistan, but face enormous difficulties. more...

RAWA.org: 23 years ago, on April 28th, the criminal Jehadi gangs took power in Kabul and committed atrocities in a bloodbath never seen before in our country. These brutes had been financed and armed for fourteen years by the western countries led by the US, through the reactionary governments of the region namely Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. The fundamentalist pigs under the leadership of Sayyaf, Gulbuddin, Massoud, Mazari, Rabbani, Dostum, Fahim, Qanooni, Ismail Khan, Mohsini, Mohaqiq, Khalili, Mullah Izat, Bismillah Khan, Abdullah Abdullah, Atta Noor, Zalmai Toofan, and tens of other murderers... more...

RAWA.org: The First Middle East Democratic Youth Conference was held in Diyarbakir, Turkey from March 13th to 15th, 2015. The conference which was organized by the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) was attended by a RAWA member (Heela Faryal) representing Afghanistan among Middle Eastern countries. more...

RAWA.org: Last week the people of Kabul witnessed, yet again, the brutality, barbarism, and misogyny of the Jehadi and Hitler kind. Farkhunda, a young girl was beaten to pieces by a gang of inhuman cowards in broad daylight and in the presence of the police. Her body was later burnt. more...

RAWA.org: February 4, 2015 marked the 28th martyrdom anniversary of Meena, the founding leader of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). On February 6, 2015, members and supporters of RAWA gathered to commemorate this anniversary. A function was held in secret locations in Kabul and Jalalabad cities. The hall was decorated with photos, slogans and posters of our dear leader, Meena. more...

Truthdig: With very little fanfare and barely any major news coverage, U.S. Army units have begun leaving Afghanistan. The drawdown signals the wrapping up of what became—officially at least—the United States’ longest war. A few thousand American troops will stay indefinitely. And, says “Reena,” a spokeswoman for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), the U.S. is leaving Afghanistan worse off than when the Taliban was in power. more...

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA): The suffering people of Afghanistan had not recovered from the 10-year occupation of the Soviet superpower, when they were attacked by another callous and bloodthirsty superpower in 2001. Our people, tired of war, have been burning in the fire of oppression and plunder set by the occupiers and their stooges. more...

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA): “28th April more odious than 27th April!” was the slogan the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) raised after witnessing the brutalities and barbarism of the Jehadi gangs in 1992. more...

RAWA.org: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) commemorated their leader and founder’s martyrdom anniversary on February 6, 2014 by a function. The function was held in the afternoon and members and supporters gathered. This function was held in secrecy, far from the eye of the police and the spying agency (KHAD) of the Jehadi-Mafia Kabul government. Meena’s followers decorated the hall of a basement with slogans, posters, and photos of our homeland’s champion. The main slogan of the function read: “Dear Meena, rest in peace! We will avenge your death by fearlessly continuing your honorable path!” more...

RAWA.org: Today we have gathered here to remember our leader and founder. Twenty seven years back, the enemies of Afghanistan, freedom and human values, strangled Meena and her two accomplices. The enemy thought that by throttling Meena’s voice, they will silence the voice of freedom and struggle forever, or for at least a long period of time. more...

RAWA.org: Allow us to first of all thank you all for attending the event commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Meena, the greatest woman of the recent history of Afghanistan who sacrificed everything for her people and country. 27 years ago, a joint conspiracy between Ikhwani enemies and Russian lackeys dealt RAWA and the unfortunate women of Afghanistan, the most horrific blow possible. On this dark day, the filthy hands of these murderers strangled our beloved Meena’s throat, and deprived our homeland from a wise revolutionary leader. more...

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA): With the aggression of the US and NATO occupiers on October 7, 2001 in our homeland, it has been twelve years now that our country is facing war, destruction, and the killing of thousands of its innocent civilians. The US used the terrorist attacks of 9/11 as a pretext to change the regime in Afghanistan and pave the way for its long-term military presence in the region. more...

Astra: “From the killing of my father and other male members of my family, the tragedy has always accompanied my life. For this reason, my only dream is a secure, safe life for my children: a boy of 14 and a girl of 4. I want very little. I don’t care about success.” Maryam Rawi (it’s a nick-name for security reasons) was born 38 years ago in Kabul. She works for RAWA (Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan)... more...

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA): It has been twelve years since the US started its “war on terror” with claims of securing “women’s rights”, “human rights”, “justice” and “stability” in Afghanistan; and that too by relying on fundamentalists such as Sayyaf, Qanouni, Fahim, Khalili, Abdullah, Mohaqiq, Atta, Ismail, Khuram, Almas, Rabbani... more...

RAWA.org: What insulting painful games are not played with our suffering nation. This time, it is the performance of the agonizing drama of the Paris Conference, with the endorsement and support of the US, which has gathered the enemies from the Northern Alliance, Taliban, Gulbuddin’s party, Al-Qaeda, the United Front, the Afghan High Peace Council, the National Coalition, the Truth and Justice Party, and others, to bring ‘peace’ for our people. more...

RAWA.org: In the series of praising and esteeming the slaughterers of our nation, the corrupt, pro-warlord and pro-national-traitors government, has yet again named an educational institution and a road in the capital, after Burhanuddin Rabbani, one of the destroyers of Afghanistan. Fortunately, this time, our conscious and weary youngsters stood up against this shameful act by Karzai. more...

Second Council House of Virgo: Almost universally known by just her first name, Meena Keshwar Kamal was born in 1957, two years before Afghan women gained the right to appear unveiled in public. Women rights in Afghanistan were in the ascendancy with women gaining the right to vote in five years later, as increasing educational opportunities became available for girls and women. more...

RAWA.org: While the men and women of many Islamic countries rose against their deteriorated and despotic regimes and the world rightfully called it the “Arab Spring”, the Khalqi-Parchami traitors and criminal fundamentalists, made Afghanistan’s spring a mournful and torturous dark time, and these two days of the month became a symbol of ill-fortune in the recent history of our country. more...