The Lantern of Freedom Movement of Afghanistan Women has strongly condemned the brutal murder of Kubra Rezai, a 26-year-old Afghan migrant woman in Tehran, describing it as “a painful symbol of structural and systematic violence against migrant women.”

In a move to strengthen and expand support for Afghan children and women, the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs of Iran and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

In one of the recent shocking incidents, a young woman in Spin Ghar district of Nangarhar province was hanged by her husband on the second night of Eid al-Adha. This woman, who had recently been released from a Taliban prison, faced domestic violence and ultimately death after returning to her home and family.

The Afghanistan Women’s Movement in Exile, in a statement, has strongly condemned the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan, the uncertainty of thousands of Afghan asylum seekers in U.S. resettlement programs, and the silence of the international community, calling it a “clear disregard for the fundamental principles of human rights.”