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UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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Afghanistan: Taliban clarifies restriction on women to visit public parks
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): After attracting widespread criticism and concerns raised by Afghan women over the new rule to limit the entry of women in parks, the Taliban on Monday clarified that the imposition of the new rule to separate the visiting days for men and women is to
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Afghan women need global action to halt Taliban abuse
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): Afghan women feel abandoned by the world and they are justified in feeling this way, said Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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Lives of Afghan women, girls changed unrecognizably since Taliban returned
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): A year on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the senior UN official in the country, Resident Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, described his fears for girls' lives and called for women to play a full role in reviving the Afghan economy.
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UN official condemns use of force to suppress women's protests in Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 15 (ANI): UN's special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett condemned the "use of excessive force" to suppress women's protests, calling it a breach of their right to freedom of expression.
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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Ever since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing in the country, which has apparently witnessed a downfall trend. Local women have expres
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Taliban accuses global community of violating Afghan women's dignity
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): Taliban on Monday accused the international community of trying to violate Afghan women's dignity under the guise of human rights.
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Taliban's crackdown destroying lives of Afghan women, girls: Rights group
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 28 (ANI): The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban's crackdown on their human rights, a London-based rights group said in its new report.
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Afghan envoy appreciates India's new President Murmu, compares her rise wi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI) Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay expressed his appreciation for the appointment of the new President of India, Droupadi Murmu, and compared her rise with the deplorable condition of Afghan women under the Taliban regime.
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Teenage girl killed by unidentified armed men in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan's Faryab province, local media reported citing sources.
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New UN report highlights women's rights erosion in Afghanistan since Talib
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 20 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday released a report which highlighted that women's rights have eroded in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover.
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Panjshir women demand justice following shooting of Afghan woman by Taliba
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afganistan], July 19 (ANI): A group of women in Panjshir province of Afghanistan have been voicing their demand for justice following the killing of a woman by the Taliban forces.
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