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Following Taliban's crackdown on women, German non-profit organizations su
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban banned women from working with NGOs, and international organizations from going to work, German non-profit groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan, joining a long list of other humanitarian organisations that have done the same, Khaama Press reported.
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India has noted reports of suspension of access to universities for Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India has noted reports of suspension of access to universities for Afghan women, and girls, as well as a ban on female employees of NGOs and international organizations from going to work with utmost "concern", India's Permanent Ambassador to UN, Ruchira Kamboj, said on Wednesday, adding
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Afghanistan: A no women's land
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Ever since the American forces left Afghanistan in August 2021, and the Taliban grasped power, the country gradually started to change into a prison for women.
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Year Ender 2022: All we know about Afghanistan, Taliban takeover, crisis t
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15 last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes like barring girls from education, restriction on press, imposition of repressive policies which led to acute humanitarian crisis.
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"Deeply alarmed": UNSC on Taliban's suspension of access to universities f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday said that it is "deeply alarmed" by the reports that the Taliban have prohibited women and girls from attending universities, and it reiterated its serious concerns regarding the Taliban's decision to close all schools up to and includ
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Education institutes face economic slump as Taliban suspends higher educat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Out of 140 Private universities that are functional in Afghanistan, at least 35 are at risk of collapse as the educational institutes in the country are facing an economic slump following the suspension of women attending universities by the Taliban, Tolo news reported.
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End destructive policies against Afghan women, UN rights chief urges
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On 24 December, the de facto authorities issued a decree banning women from working in NGOs, TOLOnews reported. This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan 'self-defeating': O
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday expressed his "exacerbated concerns" over the Taliban's order banning women from working in all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Taha described the ban on wome
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Qatar expresses 'deep concern' over Taliban banning women from working in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to "respect women's right to work," and emphasised that the freedom to choose and accept work is a "human right."
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German Foreign Minister calls for 'strong global reaction' to repression o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Sunday called for a strong response from the international community over the Taliban's ban on higher education of women in Afghanistan.
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Male students in Afghanistan boycott classes over suspension of higher edu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Following the Taliban's ban on university education for girls, the male students in the country have boycotted their classes condemning the suspension of higher education for women, Tolo news reported on Sunday.
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Devastating for Afghan people: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tal
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced grave concerns over the Taliban regime's decisions to ban women from jobs in Afghanistan.
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