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Afghan woman activist seeks world support to stop Pakistan's proxy war in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): A leading woman activist from Afghanistan has lambasted Pakistan for its proxy war in Afghanistan and sought the world's help to stop its interference in Afghanistan affairs for regional peace and tranquillity.
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Taliban claim secondary schools in Kunduz province open for girls
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 6 (ANI): Afghan girls are allowed to attend secondary schools in Kunduz province of the country, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said.
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Afghan girls face uncertain future after Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): Afghan girls face uncertain future after the Taliban takeover. People are deeply concerned over whether or not the Taliban will allow girls and young women to return to secondary schools.
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Afghan girls to return to school 'as soon as possible': Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 21 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday announced that girls would be allowed to return to schools as soon as possible.
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UNESCO, UNICEF say closed Afghan girls' schools violates fundamental right
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said that closing Afghan girls' schools violates the fundamental right to education.
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Afghan girls must reopen schools on their own: Afghan women rights activis
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Member of Afghanistan's former government's peace negotiating delegation and women rights activist, Fawzia Koofi on Sunday said that Afghan girls should reopen their schools on their own.
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Afghan girls must not be excluded from schools: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the reopening of schools in Afghanistan from Saturday, but stressed that girls must not be kept away from the classroom.
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Hard-won rights being ripped away from Afghan girls and women: UN chief
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], August 14 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the violations of women's rights by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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Famed 'Afghan Girl' to travel to India for free treatment
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Dhaka [KAbul], Nov. 13 (ANI): After a controversial departure from Pakistan, National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula will travel to India to receive free medical treatment.
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Nat Geo's 'Afghan Girl' denies offer to stay in Pak
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 8 (ANI): National Geographic's famed 'Afghan Girl', Sharbat Gula, has refused to stay in Pakistan in response to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government's offer to stop her deportation from the country.
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Nat Geo's 'Afghan girl' imprisoned, fined for forgery
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov.4 (ANI): A special anti-corruption and immigration court in Peshawar on Friday sentenced National Geographic famed Afghan woman Sharbat Gula to 15-days of imprisonment and levied a fine of Rs. 110,000 for forgery.
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Special court rejects bail plea of Nat Geo's famed 'Afghan Girl&
Updated : 9 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 2 (ANI): The bail plea of Nat Geo's famed 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula was rejected by a special court on Wednesday.
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