The First Ones
Adela Raz: Afghanistan’s First Female Ambassador to the United Nations
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Adela Raz was born in 1986 in Paktika Province,…
Azra Jafari: Afghanistan’s First Female Mayor
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Azra Jafari was born in 1978 in Afghanistan, making…
Niloofar Rahmani: Afghanistan’s First Female Pilot
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Niloofar Rahmani, the girl who once dreamed of soaring…
Somaya Ghulami — Afghanistan’s First Female Gold Medalist
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Somaya Ghulami made history as Afghanistan’s first female athlete…
Sara Bahai — Afghanistan’s First Female Taxi Driver
Sara Bahai broke barriers as the first woman in Afghanistan to become…
Maria Bashir — Afghanistan’s First Female Chief Prosecutor of Appeals
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Maria Bashir is the first woman in Afghanistan’s history…
The First Woman to Run for Afghanistan’s Presidency
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Dr Massouda Jalal, born on January 5, 1962 (15…
Afghanistan’s First Female Governor
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi When Habiba Sarabi was appointed governor of Bamiyan in…
The First Woman to Lead a Revolutionary Women’s Movement
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi In Afghanistan’s turbulent history, the word revolution has almost…
The First Woman Professor in Afghanistan: Fatema Seraj Tarzi
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Kabul University, Afghanistan’s first academic institution, was founded in…
Afghanistan’s First Girls to Study Abroad: A Century-Old Struggle
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi During the reign of King Amanullah Khan (1919–1929), Afghan…
Afghanistan’s First Women’s Military Unit: A Forgotten Chapter of Resistance
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi In 1987, during the communist era under President Najibullah,…
Afghanistan’s First Women-Only Theater
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi At a time when women’s presence on stage and…
Afghanistan’s First Female Surgeon
✍️ By: Hamia Naderi Najiba Sharifi, Afghanistan’s first female surgeon, was a medical…
