The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj (C) received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The International Gender Equality Prize

The International Gender Equality Prize

AWSDC Afghan Women Skills Development Center and executive director Mahbouba Seraj (C) received The International Gender Equality Prize in Tampere, Finland on December 11, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / KALLE PARKKINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj gives an interview in Kabul on Aug. 8, 2023, a week before the second anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan following the toppling of a government backed by the United States.

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj gives an interview in Kabul on Aug. 8, 2023, a week before the second anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan following the toppling of a government backed by the United States.

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj

Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj gives an interview in Kabul on Aug. 8, 2023, a week before the second anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan following the toppling of a government backed by the United States.