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Afghan women protest against Taliban ban on university education of female
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the videos circulating on social media, a group of women took to the street and marched around the province, chanting slogans like: "Education is our right", and "education for all or none".
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Taliban's ban on women's university studies contradicts with Sharia, says
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Grand Imam said that he "deeply" regrets the decision issued by the authorities in Afghanistan, preventing Afghan women's access to university education.
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ECW calls on Taliban authorities in Kabul to allow girls to return to educ
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, several humanitarian organizations, including Education Cannot Wait (ECW), a United Nations global, billion-dollar fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises called the Taliban authorities in K
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Afghan women protest against Taliban ban on higher education for female st
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The women's protest comes after the Taliban on Tuesday announced the suspension of universities for female students.
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Afghan women banned from university 'for not following dress code': Taliba
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The continuation of co-education and lack of observation of hijab by students were among the reason cited by Taliban minister Neda Mohammad Nadim for banning Afghan women from university, TOLO news reported.
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India "notes with concern" reports of Taliban banning women from universit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Addressing a press briefing today, Bagchi stated that India has "consistently" supported women's education in Afghanistan and called for the importance of the establishment of an "inclusive and representative government."
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EU condemns Taliban's decision to ban Afghan women from universities
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan, which is ruled by the Taliban, prohibited girls from attending universities and other higher education institutions.
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UN Chief "deeply alarmed" by Taliban's ban on university education for wom
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The statement of the UN Secretary-General comes after the Taliban announced its decision to ban university education for Afghan women.
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US condemns Taliban's decision to ban women from universities, calls it "u
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price called education an "internationally recognized human right" and warned that the Taliban's "unacceptable stance" will have consequences for them.
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Systematic exclusion of Afghan women under Taliban continues, says UN righ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While giving the opening statement at the press conference today, Turk said, "Afghanistan, where the continued systematic exclusion of women and girls from virtually all aspects of life is unparalleled in this world. It deprives the country as a whole of the benefit of the significant con
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UN experts call for investigation into suppression of women's rights in Af
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UN experts have demanded an investigation into the suppression of women's rights in Afghanistan as a form of gender persecution as the situation of women in Afghanistan has been deteriorating with every passing day due to Taliban's suppression of basic rights of Afghan women.
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UN ask Taliban to end gender-based violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Since the summer of 2021, women in Afghanistan have had many of their most fundamental rights restricted or rescinded in a country that has one of the highest rates of violence against women globally. Afghan women have also experienced a marked deterioration in access to coordinated, compreh
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