Aspire Research and Consultancy

A leading research and consultancy firm with a focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan,

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We are pleased to support our partner @hervoice_intl in their efforts to raise funds for the Kunar earthquake. Please donate through this link to help save lives:

https://t.co/KkMfAtVk3R

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🚨 Urgent Appeal: Earthquake in Afghanistan
Her Voice International aims to raise fund for Kunar Earthquake:
✅ Emergency healthcare
✅ Food & clean water
✅ Shelter & blankets

Please donate through this link: https://t.co/zPSuj8cLTB

#KunarEarthquake #AfghanistanRelief

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

@ZohranKMamdani — How the World Sees Mamdani: Icon, Threat, Proof of the American Dream

Mamdani’s election is more than a political victory —

it’s a sign that American values persevere.

Even today, you can still reach for the American Dream:

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

https://t.co/22YymeYpOo

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Afghan asylum seekers face mounting risk: 6,066 claims were rejected by June 2025. We provide evidence-based expert reports on human rights, minority rights, and risk assessments of returns to Afghanistan for UK immigration tribunals.

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[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

Today @LSE_WPS, Professor @joannalewisnews hosted an event on Afghanistan, where I had the honour of speaking alongside Anton Steynberg, Senior Trial Lawyer at the @ICC, about the arrest warrants issued for the Taliban’s leaders.

In my remarks, I said:

Four years ago, the Taliban’s return to power marked a turning point in history—a dark day for Afghanistan, and a test for the global conscience. Yet today, while we remember that darkness and the restrictive policies imposed on women to entrench gender inequality and reshape power dynamics, we also honour the resilience of Afghan women and the determination of their allies—who have worked together to pursue justice, using the law as a powerful instrument to confront the gravest injustices of our time. The @ICC arrest warrants demonstrate that the Taliban’s leaders will not escape justice, and these warrants will remain in force for as long as they live.

The full speech and a short video excerpt are below.

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It was an honour for our director, @NazifaHapqpal, to attend on behalf of @AspireConsultancy, addressing the link between gender apartheid and the forced displacement of Afghan women at the vital virtual conference hosted by @displacedint & @AfBrainBridge.

[Displaced International @displacedint]

📅 Join DI @displacedint & @AfBrainBridge for a vital virtual conference: “Displacement & Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: Four Years of Exclusion, Resistance, & the Global Responsibility to Act”
🗓️ Aug 13, 2025 | 10 AM ET / 4 PM CET
🔗 Zoom: https://t.co/g78501TfTH

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

My article, “The Afghan Women’s Movement and Gender Apartheid: Shifting the Trajectory of International Human Rights Law,” has been published today.

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all three reviewers for their invaluable contributions, particularly in strengthening the article’s theoretical framework.

Article accessable through following link:

https://t.co/3L3Prutg6W

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

Delighred to have contributed a chapter to the forthcoming volume "Mapping Futures for Afghanistan", alongside a distinguished group of scholars.

It will be available for pre-order soon through this link: https://t.co/Xiie7dq2Fg…

Also I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the editors @abbasfarasoo @ArifSaba @FarkhondaAkbar @nematullahi ibrahimi for the dedication to make this possible

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

Hamid Farhadi, a journalist with an independent newspaper operating in exile, was arrested and imprisoned by the Taliban on charges of “spreading propaganda" about the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan.

In reality, Hamid’s only “offense” was speaking truth to power. Women in Afghanistan live under a system of gender apartheid, stripped of their most basic human rights.

Targeting journalists and activists who raise legitimate concerns is a defining feature of authoritarian and dictatorial regimes.

The continued imprisonment of #HamidFarhadi is deeply alarming. Thank you, Amnesty, for advocating for his release—I hope others will join your call.

@hrw @EwelinaUO @FereshtaAbbasi @SR_Afghanistan @UNAMAnews @hervoice_intl @AFIntlBrk @NKhoshbo @HNajafizada

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

Any Afghan who does not conform to the Taliban’s ideology or defies their policies faces a serious risk of persecution. Deporting individuals solely on the basis of their Pashtun ethnicity not only violates international law but also reflects clear racial discrimination.

@SEMIGRATION @SwissMFA @UNHCR @HRW @amnesty @ICJ_org

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

هشتم ماه مارچ، روز همبستگی زنان، را در حالی به زنان جهان تبریک می‌گویم که امروز بیش از هر زمان دیگری در تمام عرصه‌های زندگی فعال‌اند و دستاوردهای بزرگی کسب کرده‌اند. اما برای زنان افغانستان، این روز را تسلیت عرض می‌کنم، زیرا با رژیمی سرکوبگر مواجه‌اند که آنان را از ابتدایی‌ترین حقوقشان محروم کرده است.

بااین‌حال، پیام من به زنان کشورم این است: شما تنها نیستید؛ خواهرانتان در سراسر جهان در تلاش‌اند تا به رژیم آپارتاید جنسیتی پایان دهند. امید داشته باشید، مبارزه ما به ثمر خواهد نشست.
#IWD2025

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Read our Director @NazifaHaqpal’s article on the ICJ (International Court of Justice) case under CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) and her analysis of its broader legal and diplomatic implications for Afghanistan.

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

On the occasion of March 8th, International Women's Day, I published an article with @Diplomat_APAC, arguing that while an ICJ case may not immediately change conditions on the ground in Afghanistan, it carries profound symbolic, political, and legal significance. The case marks a shift in international legal discourse, highlighting gender persecution as a serious human rights violation and reinforcing the principle that impunity for such crimes is unacceptable. Read more here 👇

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

د ویانا پنځمه غونډه د افغانستان د طالبانو وروسته لپاره د لارې نقشه په وړاندې کولو او د دې بهیر د تعقیب لپاره د یوې کمیسیون د تصویب سره پای ته ورسېده. د ګډونوالو ژمنتیا د افغانستان د اوسني بحران څخه د ژغورلو لپاره زیات امیدونه پیدا کړي او د اغېزناکو ځواکونو د همغږۍ په لور یې یو مهم ګام اخیستی دی.
ویاړ لرم چې په دې غونډه کې مې ګډون وکړ او خپلې وړاندیزونه مې د ویانا د پروسې د لا بریالي کېدو لپاره وړاندې کړل. په دې ناسته کې مې په دوو پنلو کې ونډه واخیسته:
1- د غونډې عمومي ناسته
2- د ویانا د ډیپلوماسي اکاډمۍ ځانګړی بحث

په دې پنلونو کې مې د طالبانو پر ضد د نړیوالو قو��نینو پر بنسټ د فشارونو زیاتولو او د عدالت د تأمین لپاره بحث وکړ.

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

This is excellent news. Hoping for a free Afghanistan where all citizens enjoy equal rights and a dignified life.

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

I had the honour of participating in two two-day consultations hosted by the Maltese government in collaboration with @OpenSociety and @rawadari_org on 23-24 January 2025.

Participants included lawyers, academics, experts, and Afghan women’s activists who discussed justice and accountability for Afghan women under international law, with a particular focus on a potential case against the Taliban at the ICJ (International Court of Justice) under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

While the ICJ’s direct enforcement of rulings is limited, I identified and discussed its implications from political, legal, and diplomatic perspectives here. 👇

[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

Join us in the discussion under the title: “(Evaluation of a potential case against of #Afghanistan in the International Court of Justice).”

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[Heather Barr @heatherbarr1]

“England captain Heather Knight has called for the International Cricket Council to do more for the Afghanistan women's team, whom she feels have been "forgotten".” https://t.co/8vYTBzuyks

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پخوانۍ ډیپلوماټه نظیفه حقپال د طالبانو ترمنځ اختلافونو ته په اشارې سره وایي، ترهګرې ډلې د جګړو پرمهال سره اتفاق لري، خو کله چې واک ته ورسېږي د واک د وېش په برخه کې یې اختلافونه رامنځته کېږي.
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[Nazifa Haqpal🇦🇫 @NazifaHaqpal]

Heartbroken by the passing of Raffaella Iodice. Her remarkable dedication to Afghan women's right was truly inspiring. Her relentless efforts in Afghanistan transformed countless lives, amplifying the voices of the unheard. My deepest sympathies to her family and her colleagues @EU_Commission.