It was to defend the rights of Afghan women and girls that Zarifa Ghafari became, in 2019, mayor of a small town south of Kabul: "In Afghanistan, we women have always been victims of bad choices made by men.
We are always the ones paying for their bad decisions and political maneuverings.
I thought that had to change."
His involvement honors him but disturbs him, to the point that Zarifa suffered several assassination attempts a few months after taking office: "I was attacked twice on the same road, at the same time, while I was driving in the same car.
It was first because I was a woman, but also because I opposed (the system) more than others”.
Women's education 'would move Afghanistan forward'
Now a refugee in Germany, the young woman deplores that the Taliban now prohibits access to education for Afghan women: "If a mother is educated, she will never let her children destroy the country, become terrorists, fight for causes bad and dangerous.
Discover the story of his "fight" in this video from our partner Brut.
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