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New UNAMA chief Otunbayeva discusses rights to education, work for women w
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva met with Afghan women leaders and discussed the key issues affecting women and girls amid the economic slump, ToloNews reported citing UN Assistant Mission in
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Women protesters in Afghan detail Taliban abuse: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday released a new report detailing the mistreatment of Afghan women, who were wrongfully detained with their families for protesting Taliban abuses.
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Death toll rises to 43 in suicide bombing at education centre in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Kaaj Educational Center in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has gone up to 43.
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US envoy calls for 'serious' national political dialogue in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West has called for a 'serious' national political dialogue in Afghanistan as the people continue to take the strain of Taliban atrocities and human rights violations in the country.
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Afghan women face social, economic deprivation under Taliban rule
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 29 (ANI): Amid the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, the situation of Afghan women continues to deteriorate as they are denied their fundamental freedoms and rights under the Taliban rule, said the Charge d'Affaires of the Afghan Permanent Mission to the UN, Nasee
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Afghan women face severe challenges due to lack of health facilities: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 (ANI): Several residents in Kabul voiced concerns over the shortage of female doctors in the country due to rising problems for women regarding challenges in health facilities, Global Women's Health Index Institute (GWHI) said in a report.
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UK Rights envoy raises concern on 'grave' oppression of Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 22 (ANI): As human rights violations continue to take place in Afghanistan, Britain's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French condemned the suppression of women in Afghanistan and said that the condition for women and girls in the country is deteriorating and the
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US special envoy slams Taliban's ban on girls' education, calls it 'destru
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights in Afghanistan, Rina Amiri on Sunday condemned the Taliban's ban on girls' education and said that there is no justification for continuing this destructive policy in the country.
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Afghanistan: Taliban officials in Nimroz orders coffee shop to close down
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Nimroz [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): Department of Vice and Virtue of Afghanistan's Nimroz province on Wednesday ordered to close the coffee shops and directed the wedding halls to stop playing music at wedding parties, local media reported.
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Taliban's atrocities continue, shopkeepers warned not to sell goods to wom
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): In another oppressive move, Taliban officials have asked shopkeepers in Balkh province of Afghanistan to not sell anything to women not wearing a Hijab and warned of consequences if they fail to obey the order.
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Rights activists in Istanbul voice out against women rights violations in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): Amid rising atrocities against Afghan women and violation of their fundamental rights, several human rights activists held a gathering in Istanbul recently and urged the international community to address their issues, especially young girls and their ac
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US special envoy calls humanitarian situation in Afghanistan "a great trag
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 (ANI): Rina Amiri, the US special representative for Afghan girls, women and human rights, has described the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as "a great tragedy" and urged the Islamic countries to raise their voice.
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