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Taliban's hijab decree to negatively impact their relations with internati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West on Monday expressed concern over the recent decision by the Taliban to order Afghan women to cover head-to-toe and said it will continue to negatively impact their relations with the internatio
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UN chief concerned over new hijab rules for Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres aired his concerns about a recent decision by the Taliban to obligate Afghan women to cover head-to-toe, a decision that has led to severe criticism from human rights observers.
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Step by step Taliban is obliterating women's rights: UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Step by step Taliban is obliterating Afghan women's human rights, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said a day after the Taliban issued the latest edict on mandatory face coverings compounding restrictions on education, movement, employment and public li
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Taliban issue decree for women to wear burqa in Afghanistan, violation to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 7 (ANI): Taliban has issued a decree ordering the Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa at public places, adding that if violated a male member of the family will be improsned for three days.
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Afghanistan: Taliban in fresh decree order women to wear all-covering burq
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 7 (ANI): In the latest curb on women's rights, the Taliban on Saturday issued a decree ordering the Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public.
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US special envoy calls on Muslim world to champion Afghan women's rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): The US special envoy has said that the "Muslim world must champion the rights of Afghan women and girls", reported local media.
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Employees hold protests over non-payment of salaries in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): Dozens of employees of the organization "Women for Afghan Women" held a protest on Saturday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul over the non-payment of salaries and accused the organization of being irresponsible towards its employees, local media reported.
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EU Parliament member raises concern over rise in violence against Afghan w
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 16 (ANI): European Parliament member Hannah Neuman has said that violence against women and girls has increased in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Zarifa Ghafari, winner of International Women's Rights award, defies Talib
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): Zarifa Ghafari, the winner of the International Women's Rights award and one of Afghanistan's first woman Mayors of Maidan Shahr who defied the Taliban restrictions on Afghan women, continues to raise voice for the people of her homeland with her radio channel
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Reopening of schools for girls in Afghanistan might lead to discord within
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): US special envoy for human rights and Afghan women and girls Rina Amiri has said that the reopening of schools for girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan might lead to discord within the Taliban leadership, reported local media.
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Women suffering reaches unprecedented levels in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI): Ninety-six per cent of Afghanistan rate their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering, reported local media citing a Gallup survey.
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US gives ultimatum to Taliban, says no possibility to soften or ease sanct
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI) Rina Amiri, US special envoy for human rights and Afghan women and girls on Monday gave an ultimatum to the Taliban to make a final decision about educating girls as soon as possible.
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