Afghanistan Experts Call for Frozen Afghan Assets to be Returned to Central Bank
Unfreeze Afghanistan co-hosted a press conference with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, including speakers from Unfreeze Afghanistan who recently traveled to Kabul, Human Rights Watch, and the Afghan Central Bank.
American Women’s Peace and Education Delegation to Kabul, Afghanistan Report on Their Findings
Group calls for Schools to Open to Girls and for Afghan Central Bank Funds to be Released to Afghans
Women Advocates Call on the World Bank to Release Funds to Pay Afghan Teachers
Prominent women involved in the call to release frozen World Bank funds include Pulitzer Prize author Alice Walker; Jamila Safi, President of the Afghan Female Teachers Association; Toorpakai Momand, former Director of Female Education in Afghanistan; Sunita Mehta, co-founder of Women for Afghan Women, and Sonali Kolhatkar, co-director of the Afghan Women’s Mission. In addition, over 3,000 people have added their names to a petition hosted on the CODEPINK website.