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Afghanistan: UNICEF announces it will establish thousands of educational c
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has declared that it will shortly open approximately a thousand educational classes in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Religious scholars, tribal elders call for reopening of schools for Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban has been called upon by religious scholars and tribal leaders to open the country's institutions and universities to women right away, as their basic right to attain education continues to remain compromised, TOLOnews reported.
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Taliban continues to suppress human rights, particularly those of women, i
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban, under its rule in Afghanistan continues to suppress the basic human rights, particularly the rights of women, as the females in the country remain deprived of education, employment and a lot more.
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Taliban intensified suppression of human rights in Afghanistan: Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch has released a new report stating that the Taliban has intensified its suppression of human rights, especially women's rights, in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
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800 women held in prisons in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Taliban's atrocities on women in Afghanistan continue in various forms, including suppression of their basic rights, a TOLOnews report highlighted how out of around 19000 people who are currently held under prisons in Afghanistan, at least 800 are women.
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Defying ban, some Afghan women studying medicine 'underground'
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A year after the Taliban banned women from studying medicine, many students have held onto their passion and are studying the subject in secret, a report by Al Jazeera stated.
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UN Special Rapporteur urges Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women working in
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Richard Bennett has urged the Taliban to lift the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations.
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Woman activist calls for action against ban on girls' education in Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A woman activist in Afghanistan has come out openly against the Taliban's draconian policies, putting curbs on the education of girls in the country, Khaama Press reported, adding that she called for strict action against the ban.
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Afghan economy impacted by ban on women working in NGOs: OCHA
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report that the ban on women working in NGOs in Afghanistan has had a major impact on the country's economy, TOLO News reported.
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Year Ender: Condition of Afghan women plunges to new low under Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls. Afghanistan has plunged into an extreme humanitarian crisis following the Taliban's takeover of the region in August 2021.
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Afghanistan: One year since education ban, girls demand reopening of unive
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
After the completion of one year of the ban on girls' education, women in Afghanistan are demanding that the Taliban regime reopen universities, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan: Women's rights activist released from prison after three mont
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Julia Parsi, a women's rights activist in Afghanistan, has been released from prison by the Taliban administration after three months on Monday, Khaama Press reported citing sources.
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