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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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Ajay Jadeja appointed as Afghanistan cricket team mentor for World Cup
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Ajay Jadeja has played 15 test matches for India from 1992 to 2000, scoring 576 runs at 26.18 with 4 half-centuries to his name and a best of 96. He has also represented India in 196 One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the period, having scored 5359 runs at 37.47 with 6 hundred and 30 fifti
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Pakistani police detain 800 Afghan refugees from outskirts of Islamabad
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Out of these, 400 people were released as they had valid permits and 375 people will face deportation due to a lack of proper documentation.
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Pakistan: Police detain 800 Afghan refugees in Islamabad suburbs
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the population of Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan has surged to 3.7 million as of June this year, with a mere 1.3 million of them officially registered with the authorities.
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C5+ Germany meeting highlights need for inclusive govt in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A joint statement of the meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz and the head of states from Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) stressed the importance of an inclusive and representative government in Afghanistan, reported TOLO New
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Australia provides USD 5 million aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the escalating challenges of poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Australia is providing USD 5 million in humanitarian aid, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan: 3000 families in Baharak district lack safe drinking water
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Residents of Bharak district expressed similar views and said that many people get infected each year due to the use of unsanitary water.
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Women and men are not equal: Taliban Education Minister
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taliban-appointed acting minister of Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadim emphasized that based on Sharia, men and women are not equal, reported TOLO News.
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"Decision to shut down Afghan embassy is not because of India": Former Ind
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"I presume that the decision to shut down the embassy is really not because of India, but because of internal problems within the Afghanistan embassy here, triggered by the new government in Kabul, which is completely opposed to the earlier government. That is the real reason, in my perspect
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Global acceptance of Taliban depends on respecting women’s rights: US Envo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
If Taliban does not respect women’s rights, it cannot join the international community, the US envoy for Afghan women and human rights, Rina Amiri said, Khaama Press reported on Saturday.
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Women activists protest in Germany against ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanist
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A group of women’s rights activists in Afghanistan have initiated a campaign to officially recognize “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, Khaama Press reported.
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