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OIC calls on Taliban to revisit ban on Afghan women UN staff from working
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once again revisit the ban on Afghan women staff of the UN agencies in the country from working, TOLOnews reported.
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Women start own enterprises in Afghanistan amid restrictions on employment
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After losing their jobs to the Taliban's hardline policies, several former female employees in government institutions have started their own enterprises, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Taliban shuts women-run radio station for playing music durin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In another repressive move, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down for playing music during the fasting month of Ramzan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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Women must be allowed to work, earn living in Afghanistan: USAID
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The situation of females in Afghanistan is already grim under the Taliban regime as they are not allowed to work or have access to fundamental rights in the country.
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Women in Afghanistan face financial hardships after being barred from work
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The hardline Islamist policies of the Taliban for females of the country have barred them from work as a result of which the Afghan women are facing extreme economic difficulties which continue to surge with every passing day.
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Afghan female entrepreneur teaches girls in 'secrecy' under Taliban rule
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Despite the Taliban being in power, an Afghan entrepreneur has brought a fresh wave of change in the country by helping young girls receive education in diverse subjects, Khaama Press reported.
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Denial of women's right to education in Afghanistan not justifiable, says
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The continued "denial of girls and young women's right to school in Afghanistan marks a global low in education, harming an entire gender, a generation, and the future of the country," TOLOnews reported citing the statement made by the UN experts.
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Over 70 countries, including EU express concerns over Afghan women's right
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Ban on education and other fundamental rights of women is undermining inclusive governance and the recognition of human rights.
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Afghanistan: OIC to send scholars to discuss women's education, work with
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As female education continues to suffer majorly in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is all set to send a team of scholars to the country to discuss women's right to education and work with the Taliban, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghan Geneva Mission expresses concern over humanitarian crisis in Afghan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The legal adviser for the Afghanistan Mission in Geneva, raised the alarm about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and accused the Islamic Emirate of obstructing aid delivery, TOLOnews reported.
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Denied education, over 3 million Afghan girls face bleak future: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The ban on the education of Afghan girls and women has resulted in a surge in the risk of early marriage, violence and abuse in the country, according to TOLO news which cited the report by Save the Children, a humanitarian organization.
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Universities in Afghanistan face economic crisis, on verge of closure
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Most of the universities in Afghanistan are on the verge of closure as several face economic challenges after the Taliban's ban on education for females in the country.
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