Fawzia Koofi is Afghanistan's first female deputy speaker of Parliament and a noted activist for women's and children's rights. She is the author of the new book The Favored Daughter: One Woman's ...

Fawzia Koofi is one of the few Afghan women to have attended talks with the Taliban An attack on one of the only women taking part in negotiations with the Taliban was a "cowardly and criminal ...

Fawzia Koofi pressed for women's rights during her first face-to-face meeting with the Taliban Fawzia Koofi's childhood dream of becoming a doctor was dashed when Taliban militants took over ...

As we mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Hasht-e Subh reached out to former deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament and women’s rights activist Fawzia Koofi, to get her perspective on ...

We will be speaking to former Afghan member of parliament and presidential contendor Fawzia Koofi about her expectations from India and the World. 2years ago, the scenes in Kabul were chaotic ...

Koofi, who previously worked as an English teacher and for Unicef, has called the U.S.’s unconditional withdrawal from Afghanistan a “moral defeat” that could jeopardize negotiations with ...

Koofi was part of a delegation of Afghan women visiting the U.N. to urge member states not to compromise on inclusion and equal rights in Afghanistan.

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