The events will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"Parliament’s 'Afghan Women Days' will kick off with a high-level conference on 1 February," read a statement issued by the European Parliament.

This event will gather MEPs, prominent Afghan women who were finalists for Parliament’s 2021 Sakharov Prize, Commission and United Nations representatives as well as representatives of other international organisations, to address and cast light on the extremely worrying situation for women in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s return to power last year.

“Afghan Women Days”: several workshops and side events

In addition to the conference, there will be a series of workshops organised on Tuesday and Wednesday with a broad range of participants to discuss specific issues related to Afghanistan, such as future perspectives for women in the country, and how to support women activists in exile and women parliamentarians.

The “Afghan Women Days” will also feature an event with testimonies coming from Afghanistan, the screening of “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha”, by Afghan film-maker Sahraa Karimi, and a youth seminar.