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NWMI Condemns Exclusion of Women Journalists from the Taliban Press Meet in Delhi
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) strongly condemns the exclusion of women journalists from the press conference held in the Embassy of Afghanistan in Delhi by the country’s Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, on October 10, 2025.
Game of Blokes
On October 10, 2025, women journalists were excluded from a press conference held in New Delhi by Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, who was on a visit to India. Only male journalists were invited to the press conference at the Embassy of Afghanistan....
And Still They Write
Despite restrictions, diktats and threats, Afghan women journalists continue to work. Guest Post contribution by Afghan journalist A Khan A With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan since August 2021, the media has been hit hardest, and a new and painful chapter has...
‘Our Dark Days Started Again’
By Editors Transcript from a recording of Afghan journalist Makia, who talks of her work and life in Afghanistan, and what the Taliban takeover has meant for the media community in the country. Makia is among the lucky ones to have made an escape, first to Pakistan,...
‘We Had To Choose Between Life and Death’
By Editors Transcript from a recording of Zenab*, a 25-year old reporter and presenter with Afghanistan International Radio and TV. After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, she left for Turkey with three family members. Others in her family are still in Kabul,...
On Human Rights Day, Afghan Women Journalists Speak
“I want to show the Taliban and their allies that women never accept defeat. Women have always been and will always be with us. With the support of committed women from other countries, we will once again strive to achieve the rights of Afghan women,” says...
Journalists For Afghanistan: An NWMI Fundraiser
The Network of Women in Media, India, reached out to women journalists in Afghanistan in solidarity and looked for ways to support our beleaguered colleagues trying to survive and tell their stories against immense odds. One of the most urgent needs: money. Under the banner “Journalists for Afghanistan”, the NWMI organised a fundraiser from sales of stunning photographs.
The NWMI Stands in Solidarity with Afghan Women Journalists Amidst Taliban Takeover
The Network of Women in Media, India stands in solidarity with journalists and all other beleaguered civilians in Afghanistan, especially women, as the situation rapidly deteriorates amidst the Taliban take-over of the country. We urge the Indian government to extend...
Kabul Blogs: My Days in the Life of Afghanistan
Author Anita Anand talks about what prompted her to write about daily life in Kabul, a city that has witnessed unspeakable devastation and continues to do so.
NWMI statement of support to Afghan women radio journalists 2015
The Network of Women in Media, India, would like to express solidarity with the brave radio journalists of Roshani, the all-women radio and TV station that was the voice of the city of Kunduz in Afghanistan and was destroyed by the Taliban in the early hours of September 28.
NWM Bangalore screening of Kandahar and Return to Kandahar
Kandahar in Bangalore