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October 13, 2023

United States
Happy 248th Birthday, U.S. Navy!

The U.S. Navy marks 248 years of service.

Navy ship

April 7, 2023

Iran
Women This Week: Iran Bans Women Without Hijabs from Education and Health Services

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 1 to April 7.

An Iranian woman lights a firework during the Wednesday Fire celebration (Chaharshanbeh Suri in Persian) at a park in Tehran, Iran March 14, 2023.

January 20, 2023

Afghanistan
Women This Week: UN, Taliban Officials Meet To Discuss Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 14 to January 20.

Golestan Safari, 45, poses for a photograph in her house in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 4, 2022.

December 2, 2022

Afghanistan
Women This Week: Taliban Attempts to Erase Women From Public Life

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers November 26 to December 2.

A girl sits in front of a bakery in the crowd with Afghan women waiting to receive bread in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 31, 2022.

April 15, 2022

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Reports of Sexual Violence Increase in Ukraine

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 9-April 15.

Ukrainian people seeking asylum in the United States amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, walk after arriving at the PedWest border crossing to a volunteer welcome center at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California on April 12, 2022.