Over 1mn Afghan girls denied education since 2021, Atlantic Counc

The council further noted that education in Afghanistan has become an act of resistance.

UNICEF trains 200 Afghan girls amid education ban

UNICEF launched a six-month vocational training in Herat for 200 girls aged 15-25 deprived of education. The...

UAE, US issue statement on situation of women in Afghanistan

The UAE and the United States reiterated their commitments to supporting the promotion and protection of the rights...

Amnesty Int'l urges Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls

Amnesty International stressed that the Taliban's policies violate international laws.

UN says restrictions on Afghan girls to increase child marriages

United Nations agencies have said that the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls will increase the...

Afghan girls say ban on schooling takes joy out of Eid holidays 

Amid the Taliban's restrictions on basic rights of women, and girls to attain education, female students in...

World Bank ranks Afghanistan on women's economic participation

Amid global concerns over the denial of basic rights to women and girls in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the World...

Former President Karzai calls for reopening schools, universities

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called upon the Taliban regime to allow girls back into schools and...

Afghanistan: UNDP report indicates worsening economic insecurity

The UNDP report, released on January 18, revealed that 69 per cent of Afghanistan's population faces a shortage of...

Afghanistan: Religious scholars call for reopening of schools

The Taliban has been called upon by religious scholars and tribal leaders to open the country's institutions and...

Afghan woman activist calls for action against education ban

A woman activist in Afghanistan has come out openly against the Taliban's draconian policies, putting curbs on the...

UN women division urges world to stand with Afghan women

The United Nations Women's Division has urged the international community to hear the voices of women and girls in...