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Taliban university ban for women 'grave step backwards': UK PM Sunak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday criticized the Taliban's decision to ban University education for girls, saying "denying them access to university is a grave step backwards."
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Drug trade booms in Afghanistan under the Taliban: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Taliban after taking power in Afghanistan in August 2021, promised to crack down on narcotics and ban the production, processing, and sale of illicit drugs.
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Taliban decision banning women from pursuing University education is an in
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Women's activists here said that the Taliban's decision banning women from pursuing university education is an injustice to them.
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Pakistan in a fix as border clashes with Afghanistan continue
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has no option but to seek engagement with the Afghan Taliban regime, The Express Tribune reported, citing people dealing with the matter. Border incidents have spiked in the last few weeks, putting Pakistan's ties with the Taliban in limbo.
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EU condemns Taliban's decision to ban Afghan women from universities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan, which is ruled by the Taliban, prohibited girls from attending universities and other higher education institutions.
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UN Chief "deeply alarmed" by Taliban's ban on university education for wom
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The statement of the UN Secretary-General comes after the Taliban announced its decision to ban university education for Afghan women.
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A more pluralistic polity only way forward for Afghanistan: UN Special Rep
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is focusing on maintaining a dialogue with the Taliban in hope of a better future for Afghanistan, where everyone, women, men, girls, and boys, can live a life with dignity and equality, Otunbayeva said.
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India 'closely monitoring' security situation in Afghanistan: Sanjay Varma
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sanjay Varma said that India is "closely monitoring" the security situation in Afghanistan and remains actively engaged with the international community on issues related to the nation.
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US condemns Taliban's decision to ban women from universities, calls it "u
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price called education an "internationally recognized human right" and warned that the Taliban's "unacceptable stance" will have consequences for them.
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Taliban frees two Americans in 'goodwill gesture': US State Dept
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday (local time) said the two Americans detained in Afghanistan had been freed by the Taliban as part of an apparent 'goodwill gesture'.
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India raises concern over poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations at
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India on Tuesday (local time) raised concerns over Opium poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations and erosion of human rights at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Afghanistan.
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Taliban announces indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021 and imposed policies severely restricting basic rights--particularly those of women and girls, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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