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Afghanistan Economic Crisis: Special market for women shuts down due to no
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The situation of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule continues to deteriorate, as in yet another case, the "Khadijah Al-Kubra" market, specifically for women in Mazar-e-Sharif city, has been closed due to the non-payment of shop rents, Khaama Press reported citing sources on Monday.
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Taliban intensified suppression of human rights in Afghanistan: Human Righ
Updated : 2 years, 4 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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Over 200 media outlets close down in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: R
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in its latest findings revealed that more than 200 cases of violence and arrests involving journalists were recorded in the country.
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Afghan people indulge in carpet weaving amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the rise in economic instability in the country, several natives of Afghanistan have shifted to carpet weaving in order to support their families and fend for their regular needs, TOLOnews reported.
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Pakistan's TTP trouble spells the failure of its Afghanistan policy
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Any confrontation on the Af-Pak border that has already witnessed skirmishes would surely mean bigger tensions and frequent closure of access to a landlocked Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Economic crisis forces family in Balkh province to sell child
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A family in Afghanistan attempted to sell their child due to extreme poverty, Tolo news reported on Saturday. The two-year-old child was saved from getting sold after some locals in the province assisted the family.
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Over 50,000 Afghan refugees deported from Iran in past months
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 (ANI): Over 50,000 Afghan refugees were deported from Iran in the past month, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) confirmed on Friday.
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US 'usurped' Afghanistan's USD 7 billion assets, claims Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Taliban have accused the United States of having usurped the Afghan assets after they announced to release USD 3.5 billion of frozen money of Afghanistan as humanitarian aid for the poverty-stricken country.
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US announces to release parts of frozen money of Afghanistan for humanitar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday announced to release USD 3.5 billion of the total USD 7 billion frozen money of Afghanistan to the new "Afghan Fund" for humanitarian aid.
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Online shopping services shut down in Afghanistan due to economic crunch
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): Almost all major online shopping services in Afghanistan have shut down, with the two major online shopping services recently announcing to shut down their services due to the financial crisis in the country.
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Afghanistan tops the list of unhappiest countries: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Under the Taliban regime, Afghanistan ranked first among the list of unhappiest countries in terms of physical pain, mental stress, mental disorders triggered by poverty and unemployment, anxiety, and anger, as per a report by a global analytics firm.
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Afghanistan: Economic crisis underlies mass hunger
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the US and other governments ease restrictions on the country's banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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