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Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan 'self-defeating': O
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday expressed his "exacerbated concerns" over the Taliban's order banning women from working in all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Taha described the ban on wome
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan intensifies attacks creating chaos
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The TTP in the last year has conducted hundreds of terror attacks on the police and army headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Quetta in the Balochistan region.
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'Taliban ban temporary, but impact will be extremely high': Afghanistan NG
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Following a decision by the Taliban regime to ban women from working at non-governmental organisations, four major international aid groups suspended their operations in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Qatar expresses 'deep concern' over Taliban banning women from working in
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to "respect women's right to work," and emphasised that the freedom to choose and accept work is a "human right."
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Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan banned since the Emirate's establishment:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nafi Takor, the spokesman for the ministry, said that preventing the cultivation of poppy is part of the ministry's counter-narcotics campaign.
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Afghanistan: Explosion reported near police command headquarters in Faizab
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An explosion took place in Afghanistan's Faizabad city on Monday.
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Karachi police arrests 11 Afghan nationals illegally residing in Karachi:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 11 Afghan nationals were arrested when the Karachi police conducted raids in the Central District of Karachi.
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Multiple Sunday blasts in Pakistan forces US to resrict movements of its c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Sunday, at least seven blasts took place in Pakistan's Balochistan where 5 army personnel were killed and 19 others were injured.
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German Foreign Minister calls for 'strong global reaction' to repression o
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Sunday called for a strong response from the international community over the Taliban's ban on higher education of women in Afghanistan.
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Male students in Afghanistan boycott classes over suspension of higher edu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Following the Taliban's ban on university education for girls, the male students in the country have boycotted their classes condemning the suspension of higher education for women, Tolo news reported on Sunday.
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3 foreign NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban women
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Foreign aid groups have suspended their work in Afghanistan in the wake of a recent decree by the Taliban, banning women from working in international and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
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Multiple blasts in Pakistan's Balochistan kill five: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Five people were killed and 10 others were injured in multiple blasts in Pakistan's Balochistan province, The News International newspaper reported on Sunday.
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