Aisha Khurram

Thinking of #Afghan girls 1,641 days since they were shut out of classrooms as a matter of Taliban policy. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is strictly forbidden to girls and women, according to a Unesco report published last year. You are not alone. You are not forgotten. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

Right at this moment, millions of innocent lives remain trapped between a repressive regime and a neighbor’s invasion in Afghanistan #afganistanpakistanwar

Talking with family in Kabul tonight and I could hear the sound of bombs in the background. The world is so consumed by overlapping crises that even Pakistan’s illegal invasion and air strikes on Afghanistan barely register in international media.

Horrifying! I don’t know what liberation looks like but it certainly doesn’t look like this. Beautiful #Tehran is burning in fire!

On #WomensDay2026 the world posts flowers & slogans In Afghanistan, women count five years of closed doors. Classrooms empty. Parks forbidden. Voices silenced. Half a nation imprisoned for being born female. Celebration feels hollow while they are still waiting for freedom.

Imagine if Iran bombed Washington and killed students in schools, what would you call it? Terrorists The U.S. and Israel bombed Tehran and killed students in schools. Why do you call it a "pre-emptive strike"? Bombing a school is a war crime under international humanitarian law

Young Afghan woman: "If you're a woman and you have a toothache, you CANNOT get it treated... Women are denied the right to education and cannot become dentists; and men are NOT allowed to treat women." #StoneAge

Four years under a Taliban regime born/backed by Pakistan and still Afghans bleed. Now we are trapped in the blowback of proxy conflicts with TTP This endless cycle of power games is destroying real families, real children real futures What you unleash will not stay contained!

The Taliban’s nationwide internet ban has severed the last lifeline for girls and women studying online after schools and universities were shut. Already prisoners in their homes, Afghan women are now cut off from the world entirely.

Reports confirm the #Taliban have pulled the plug on both internet and cellular networks. Families cut off and a nation erased from the world’s eyes In 2025 While humanity reaches for Mars, the #Taliban are proudly perfecting the art of oppression and digital suffocation

By recognizing the Taliban, Russia isn’t just thumbing its nose at the West, it’s legitimizing a regime rooted in brutality and misogyny. This is less about diplomacy, more about power politics at the expense of human right

A child robbed of her future, punished for being born on the wrong side of a border. What kind of humanity is this?

This is a Pashtun father from Pakistan. His daughter’s Afghan classmate was deported with her family during Pakistan’s merciless refugee crackdown. Before leaving, she said “There’s no school for girls in Afghanistan” & handed her schoolbag, books and toys to her Pakistani friend

Nowruz, a symbol of renewal, is banned in Afghanistan—but like spring defies the harshest winter, our nation will rise again. In the face of darkness, we choose hope, resistance, and rebirth. سال نو ۱۴۰۴ مبارک 🌿✨

Spoke @UNESCO on #IWD2025 addressing the education crisis for women in Afghanistan The war on women’s education in AFG is a war on the very soul of education & freedom everywhere in the world Allowing this to continue is a betrayal to humanity’s progress & a surrender to tyranny

On #InternationalWomensDay, the world celebrates progress, yet Afghan women endure a gender apartheid unlike anything seen before. Their voices are silenced, their dreams denied—but not forever. The fight for their rights continues, and justice will prevail. #AfghanWomen #IWD

Big day for Afghanistan!

Honored to speak at the closing plenary of the #IAU2024 International Conference in Tokyo One key message I shared was the urgent need for global universities to open digital doors for Afghan women Today, universities must go beyond institutions—they must stand as humanitarians

Just published a new blog post with INEE on safeguarding the right to education during crises. In times of crisis, education is more urgent than ever. It’s not just a right—it’s a lifeline! @UNESCO @UNICEF @GPforEducation Read more⬇️

"Until leaders take decisions with empathy, justice, and a commitment to human rights, the generational gap will widen, and cries for change will grow louder," writes @AishaKHM. A powerful story of resilience and courage that must be heard. #EIP10Years eip.org/unyielding-hop…