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UN Chief urges world to support Afghan women
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Guterres while speaking at the UN Committee on the Status of Women, said that they have been "supporting schools wherever it is possible, schools with girls in the secondary level."
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Afghanistan: Women carpet weavers face challenges in Badakhshan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nearly fifty women and girls weave carpets in the city of Faizabad and these women said that the lack of a carpet processing center has made their work difficult, reported Tolo News.
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US envoy to UN raises concern over ban on female education in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
She stated on Twitter that female students in Afghanistan face unacceptable restrictions on their freedom and ability to pursue education.
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Afghan diaspora in Vienna hold anti-Taliban protest
Updated : 3 years ago IST
On Friday (Local Time), many prominent afghan women diaspora members including Tamana Ayoubi, Fariba Sadig, Saleh Wasel, and Ali Baqeri protested at the entrance of the UN building in Vienna.
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Afghan women in Kabul protest for right to education, work
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Taliban's return to power preceded a deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, worsening issues that had long plagued the country.
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Afghanistan now most repressive country for women: UN
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN's Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban decrees that have further eroded the rights of Afghan women.
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Universities reopen in Afghanistan, women still barred
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Taliban-led Ministry of Higher Education in a statement on Wednesday said that male students' classes at public universities would commence on Monday.
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Several countries at UN express concerns over restrictions on Afghan women
Updated : 3 years ago IST
President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, Hala Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, at the UN Human Rights Council, said Saudi Arabia calls on Kabul to rescind its decisions so women can "fully enjoy their rights without discrimination".
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Enrollment in universities, educational centres dip by 70 pc in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Mohammad Karim Nasiri, the media director of the union, stated that the tally of participants had witnessed a dip of 70 per cent.
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Afghan women launch Women's Revolution in Kabul to fight for fundamental h
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to one of the organizers, Donya Safi, the movement aimed to "protect the basic rights of citizens, particularly women, as access to basic rights is a serious requirement for the citizens." We started this campaign to fight the injustice and inequity against women, reported Amu TV,
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Ten women foreign ministers condemn clampdown on opposite sex in Afghanist
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"We strongly condemn the Taliban's push to exclude women from all public life: women are kept from strolling in parks, are not seen on TV screens anymore, are deprived of their right to attend schools and universities, and are now also kept from working in humanitarian assistance," a stateme
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More than 1,000 women imprisoned in Afghanistan: Directorate of Prisons Af
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mohammad Yusuf Mistari, the director of prison affairs, said: "Currently, there are 14,000 prisoners and more than 1000 of them are women".
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