This Shadow Report by DROPS examines the UNSC’s Independent Assessment on Afghanistan from the perspectives of Afghan and International legal, academic, and CSO experts. Drawing recommendations from women across Afghanistan, the report outlines Afghan women’s demands on the type of international engagement acceptable to them.

Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan and the Working Group on discrimination against Women and Girls, with reference to Bishnaw’s March 2023 survey.

In this detailed report Dr. Althea-Maria Rivas and Mariam Safi provide an analysis of the trends and challenges voiced by women in Afghanistan during the immediate period before and after the Taliban takeover, referencing Bishanw surveys.