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UN chief 'disturbed' by Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghani
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The United Nations and its partners, including national and international non-governmental organizations, are helping more than 28 million Afghans who depend on humanitarian aid to survive. The reported ban on women working with the international community to save lives and livelihoods in Af
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Afghanistan: Rights group calls for release of jailed women rights defende
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
On November 4, the Taliban detained women human rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi and her colleagues during a press conference announcing the formation of the "Afghan Women Movement for Equality" in the capital city of Kabul.
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One year under Taliban rule, girls are more isolated, hungry, sad: report
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls' lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to
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Taliban's crackdown destroying lives of Afghan women, girls: Rights group
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 28 (ANI): The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban's crackdown on their human rights, a London-based rights group said in its new report.
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Afghans call for reopening of girls' senior secondary schools
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Several Afghans are voicing a clarion call for the immediate reopening of senior secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Afghan girls face bleak future as ban on secondary education persists
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): The Taliban's ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them, their families, and the country's future, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday i
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G7 expresses concern over humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Schloss Elmau [Germany], June 28 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) countries on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the political situation and the deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban take-over.
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UN Mission discusses meaningful peace with Afghan reform council
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): The UN Mission in Afghanistan met with Afghanistan Reform and Consultative Council on Sunday and discussed proposals to promote tolerance and secure meaningful peace in the country.
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