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Pakistan shuts Afghan schools as deadline for deportation approaches
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Following Pakistan's decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them, reported Khaama Press.
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UN Security Council members express concerns over Afghan women's role, esp
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Several members of the United Nations Security Council members have expressed concerns about human rights violations and women's rights in Afghanistan, stating that women, including female journalists and human rights activists, are facing violence in public places, Khaama Press reported on
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Afghanistan ranked as 'worst' country for progress of women: Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghanistan has been listed as the least progressed country in the world for women's rights out of 177 countries, according to research from the George Washington Institute and the Oslo Peace Research Institute, Khaama Press reported.
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UNICEF delivers medical supplies to Herat earthquake victims
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported that at least 80 tons of medical assistance have arrived in Kabul to aid families affected by earthquakes in Herat, according to Khaama Press.
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Afghanistan: Women reiterate call for access to schools, universities
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
More than two years have passed since Taliban banned girls from studying beyond sixth grade in Afghanistan and there is no sign of reopening the schools to girls studying above sixth grade.
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Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan receive global criticism at
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The restrictions imposed on the Afghan women under the Taliban regime received heavy criticism from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, and the Charge d'Affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Tolo News reported on Thursday.
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Afghan women refugees report mistreatment, police torture during stay in P
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Pakistani government's decision to expel Afghan refugees due to the ongoing mistreatment towards migrants has sparked international condemnation.
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European Union Parliament condemns 'gender apartheid policy' of Taliban in
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The European Union Parliament passed a resolution, criticising the severe violation of human rights in Afghanistan and the "gender apartheid policy of the Taliban", reported Khaama Press.
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80 countries call diktats against Afghan women 'systematic discrimination'
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Around 80 countries condemned the diktats issued by the Taliban on Afghan women putting restrictions on them since the group returned to power in 2021 and urged them to reverse the orders passed by them.
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EU calls for immediate release of detained women in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The European Union (EU) has called for the immediate release of women detained in Afghanistan for defending their and others’ rights and said arbitrary detentions undermine the caretaker government’s domestic legitimacy, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghan woman entrepreneur creates job opportunities, empowers women
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Afghan entrepreneur Sima Noorzadeh has empowered numerous women by creating job opportunities for them despite the harsh restrictions placed by the Taliban since its rise to power.
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Amnesty urges France to facilitate visa issuance for Afghan women, girls
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a recent move, Amnesty International has launched a campaign to urge the French government to facilitate the issuance of visas for Afghan women and girls, reported Khaama Press.
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