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US envoy criticises Taliban's ban on women's education, urges global bodie
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations (UN) Representative for UN Management and Reform, Chris Lu criticised the Taliban-imposed ban on Afghan women's education and employment as the females in the country still face challenges to live a normal life, according to TOLOnews.
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Women, girls in Afghanistan under exile in own country, says UN Chief
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As Afghan women continue to grapple with challenges related to education due to Taliban-imposed bans, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a recent statement said that the females in war-torn Afghanistan are living in exile in their own country, TOLOnews reported.
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No option on table to recognise Taliban regime: EU special envoy Niklasson
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As Afghanistan continues to face a humanitarian crisis and grapples with the worst political turmoil, the European Union (EU) special envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson said that they are not in favour of isolating Afghanistan but recognising the Taliban regime is also not an option, poi
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Afghanistan's rank on Corruption Perception Index stands at 150: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the corruption and atrocities on Afghan people have only skyrocketed. The war-torn country was ranked 150 in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in 2022 out of 180 countries, Tolo news stated citing a report released by Transparency Internatio
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90 pc of Afghan human rights defenders live in fear, experience violence:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A 2022 May to June survey of 663 Afghan human rights defenders has revealed the severe conditions they are subjected to under the Taliban regime.
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Canadian lawmakers call for Afghan women MPs to be brought to Canada
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After former Afghan parliamentarian Mursal Nabizada, was shot dead in Kabul on Sunday, a group of Canadian Members of Parliament called for immediate action to bring eight Afghan women MPs who are left behind in complete desperation in Kabul as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and Tali
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OIC delegation to be in Afghanistan to discuss women's right to education,
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha has said "it is the need of the hour to highlight concerns over the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women's rights in Afghanistan".
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Unending woes of Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The people of Afghanistan have faced endless difficulties since the Taliban's takeover on August 15, 2021. The imposition of repressive policies by the hard-line Islamic regime has led to food insufficiency, repeated violations against women, and rising insecurity.
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Cases of mental illness on rise in Afghanistan's Herat, incidence highest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghanistan has witnessed a surge in cases of mental illness in recent months of which 80 per cent of the patients are women from nearly 100 people who visit the hospital on a regular basis, TOLOnews quoted Qadem Mohammadi, head of the mental health ward in Herat's provincial hospital as say
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Ban on Afghan women from working by Taliban paralyzes NGO work in Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban issued a decree banning Afghan women from working in NGOs, several international humanitarian organizations have claimed that their regular operations are disabled in the country due to harsh impositions on women, Khaama Press reported.
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Pak court orders release of at least 400 Afghan Refugees, includes 257 chi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After Afghan refugees in Pakistan complained of ill-treatment by the Pakistani police, in Pakistan's Karachi city ordered the release of 405 Afghan nationals, TOLO news quoted the Afghanistan consulate in Karachi as saying.
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Tribal elders call for reopening of education centres for women in Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Taliban's crackdown on Afghan women continues to persist, some Tribal elders in the Khost province of Afghanistan urged the authorities to reopen education centres for women and allow them to work in government and non-governmental organizations, TOLO news reported.
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