Fardah

Strengthening the movement for gender rights in Afghanistan

June 4-5 | Washington D.C.

Afghans For A Better Tomorrow is hosting a two-day convening that brings together advocates, impacted community and allies to brainstorm a collective strategy to further the end gender apartheid framework and to ultimately seek the liberation of Afghan women and girls.

The deadline to register is May 18th, 2026. Seating is limited and priority will be given to those who register first.

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Why now?

For close to five years, Afghan women and girls have faced institutionalized oppression and systematic subjugation at the hands of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. With Western powers deeply complicit in the wake of the United States’ withdrawal in 2021, the crisis has worsened year after year.

Goals of Convening

  • Publish a strategy report capturing the full range of proposals and pathways surfaced at the convening.

  • Build trust, resilience, and healing across Afghan leaders, solidarity partners, and diaspora movements.

  • Formalize thematic coalitions (legal, advocacy, community, solidarity) with clear roles and division of labor.

  • Counter disinformation, center marginalized voices, and uplift inclusive, community-rooted approaches.

  • Link movements to philanthropic allies to resource sustained action.

Agenda

Day 1: June 4

Day 2: June 5

  • Participants will be responsible for brining their own lunch, but we'll provide water and some additional snacks throughout the day.

  • This session will explore the legal, judicial, and policy-based avenues for advancing justice. Panelists will explore current efforts within the US foreign policy space, UN advocacy, and other international bodies that are being pursued, and the tactics and methods employed to advance progress towards justice and accountability. 

  • This panel discussion will explore panelists’ strategies to build solidarity across movements to advance social justice in their respective issues. They will discuss how solidarity, especially within the Global South, opens up new avenues for wins within the framework of colonialism and imperialism.

  • Group breakout conversations.

  • Successes, challenges, and implications

  • Group breakout conversations.

Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out if you have questions at contact@weareafghans.org.

Afghans For A Better Tomorrow (AFBT) reserves the right to decline or revoke registration or attendance at its discretion to maintain the safety, integrity, and intended purpose of the convening.

Your Questions, Answered

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  • Afghan women and girls find themselves at a precarious moment. It’s been almost five years since the Taliban take-over of Afghanistan in the wake of the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Afghan women’s rights have been institutionally restricted and systematically oppressed. As the movement for Afghan women and girls strengthens, we must do our part: to build an inclusive moment, to build solidarity and to strategize in order for Afghan women to be free and liberated. That is why we are bringing together advocates, Afghan civil society and activists in Washington D.C.  

  • At this convening, we will have discussion panels, workshops and trainings. We hope that attendees walk away with a collective strategy and skills they can implement. You can expect to be hearing from those on the

    • frontlines of the advocacy fight

    • engaging to establish new norms to hold the Taliban acocuntability

    • working to build solidarity with other impacted communities

  • Yes, we want to emphasize planning extra travel time to accommodate likely and possible security delays at airports around the United States. We have monitored continuous and unforeseeable delays at different airports. Depending on your departure city, you should build in additional time to get to the airport early.

  • The presence of National Guard personnel or immigration enforcement like ICE is entirely possible. While we don’t foresee enforcement, we will be gathering some folks of Afghan national descent and those without permanent legal status. Therefore, you should put safety first and think thoroughly about attendance. This is why we are safeguarding the physical location of the event and we hope you do your part in not sharing publicly the event site. We want to caution and urge folks to not travel if you have a final deportation order. Arrest is likely at security checkpoints at any national airport.

  • Sadly, we are unable to assist with a visa. Not only are our resources constrained, the Trump administration has imposed restrictive bans on Afghan nationals, per multiple executive orders. We regret that we are unable to help further and we strongly condemn the administration’s actions from limiting our convening participation.

  • Our intention is to have this convening be for advocates, impacted community members and allies working to end the gender apartheid system in Afghanistan. We are hoping to bring together an inclusive group of people who are working collectively in this movement. We will open up the convening for public registration in the month of May.

  • We have reserved hotel blocks for those flying in from out of town. Upon registration, we will share additional details and information for those interested in booking a hotel room for a discounted rate.

  • We want to keep this convening as cost-free e as possible. If you cannot afford the registration fee, please use your ability to waive it within the registration form.

  • All the registration costs attached with our convening go towards language access and travel/lodging support for those who need financial support.

Location

Washington D.C.

For the protection and safety of our attendees, we are not disclosing the exact location details of our two-day convening. Final location details will be shared upon registration.

 

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Our work is community-led and actively grassroots. If you are interested in supporting this convening financially, please make a donation below. Any amount helps.

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