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Barred from schools, universities female students start own businesses in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for female students in Afghanistan, some have launched their own enterprises in order to support their families, economically, TOLOnews reported.
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Important for women in Afghanistan to participate in social, economic sphe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to Neumann, restrictions on women in Afghanistan are crushing the hopes of half of Afghan citizens and also diminishing economic opportunities.
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US slams UN's decision to operate without female staff in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Some US House of Representatives members have criticized the UN's position to continue operating in Afghanistan without its female staff. They called the continuation of humanitarian aid only for men, a serious punishment for Afghan women and girls, who have been completely erased from publi
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Taliban ruling through extreme forms of misogyny, say UN experts
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
This came following UN experts eight-day visit to Afghanistan. UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett was also a part of the visit.
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Taliban ban on women work: Afghan staff to continue working from home, say
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The UN has 3,300 Afghan staff, of whom about 400 are female, while about 600 international staff in the country are not affected by the ban. The UN had said it would review its operations and keep Afghan staff home until May 5.
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Afghan girls, barred from education, turn to Madrassas to learn religious
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Afghan girls have turned to madrassas (religious schools) to learn the religious sciences since the country's closure of schools for girls above the sixth grade, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban's ban on women working for
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Since the Taliban takeover in July 2021, it has rolled back a wide range of human rights of women and girls, including a ban on attending high school and university, restrictions on movement and work, and in December, a decree banning female nationals from working from most NGOs.
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UN Security Council unanimously adopts UAE and Japan resolution on Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted on Friday a resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan, in their capacities as co-penholders on the Afghanistan file, that condemns the Taliban's decision banning Afghan women from working for the UN in Afghanistan
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Pakistanis voice protest Chinese persecution of Uyghurs
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Although the current government of Pakistan have remained silent because of its close ties with China, some sets of Pakistani have raised their voice in the favour of Uyghurs.
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Afghanistan: Taliban forbids women from taking part in Eid celebrations in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In another harsh restriction, the Taliban has prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghan women face many challenges since Taliban returns to power
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Afghanistan's women have faced numerous challenges since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Girls and women in the war-torn country have no access to education, employment and public spaces.
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Afghan clerics calls on Taliban to ensure access of education to women in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As Afghan females continue to suffer under Taliban's hardline regime, religious clerics of the country have called upon the Taliban to ensure access of educational opportunities, TOLOnews reported.
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