12/31/2025
In the name of the Most Merciful, the Most Kind,
To our sisters, brothers, and loved ones across Afghanistan and the world,
As we stand at the dawn of 2026, we, the Afghan women organization on the Eastern Zone of Afghanistan, send you a message woven from the threads of our deepest hopes: a wish for peace, a prayer for safety, and a vision of lovely tomorrows.
Peace is the garden we long to tend. It is the sound of children laughing in schools, the quiet of nights unbroken by fear, and the freedom to gather, to speak, and to dream without shadow. We pray that the new year brings not just the absence of war, but the presence of understanding—a peace rooted in justice and dignity for every Afghan soul.
Safety is the shelter we strive to build. A home where no mother fears for her daughter’s future, where journeys to work or market are made without danger, and where the walls of our homes are strong, but the doors of opportunity remain open. May 2026 be a year where safety becomes a blanket woven tightly enough to cover us all.
Loveliness is the beauty we refuse to surrender. It is in the resilience of our crafts, the poetry in our voices, the wisdom in our hands, and the unbreakable bonds of our communities. It is the hope that blooms stubbornly in the hardest soil. We carry this loveliness forward—not as a memory, but as a promise.
To the world: See our strength, not just our struggle. Hear our voices, not just our silence. Walk with us in solidarity, so that the women of Afghanistan may be architects of their own futures.
To our Afghan sisters: You are the compass and the map. In your courage, we find direction. In your patience, we find endurance. Together, we are a forest—when one tree falls, another rises from the same rooted earth.
May the year 2026 be a turning point—a year where our prayers take shape in reality, where our daughters inherit a softer land, and where every heart in this beloved country finds reason to smile without fear.
With unwavering hope,
The Afghan Women’s Organizations in the Eastern Zone of Afghanistan