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Female government employees in Afghanistan demand freedom to work
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): Saying that they face an uncertain fate, the female government employees in Afghanistan have demanded from the Taliban regime to be allowed to continue working in their respective departments, a media report said.
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Afghanistan witnessing terror redux, says UN chief Guterres
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 13 (ANI): Terrorism is resurgent in Afghanistan and it could become a global threat, said UN Chief Antonio Guterres during a human rights conference.
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Taliban's prohibition on girls education departure from International law
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 20 (ANI): Taliban's announcement of closing secondary schools and high schools for girls is yet another departure by the regime from international law obligation which requires making secondary and higher education accessible to all.
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Taliban refutes US report on human rights violation in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghnistan], April 15 (ANI): Taliban has refuted a recent report released by the US State Department which acknowledged a steep fall in the human rights progress in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of United States' troops last August.
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Blinken links Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan to 'serious erosion of hum
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan has resulted in a "serious erosion of human rights" in the country.
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9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) said that nine million people are at risk of famine in the troubled country.
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New evidence that biometric data systems imperil Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): Raising concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Taliban control systems holding sensitive biometric data that Western donor governments left behind in Afghanistan in August 2021, put thousands of Afghans at
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Taliban to reshuffle cabinet to get international recognition
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): In an effort to to get international recognition, the Taliban has decided to reshuffle their interim cabinet.
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Former minister appeal Afghans to return to Afghanistan; ask Taliban to en
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 21 (ANI): Former parliamentary affairs minister Farooq Wardak of Afghanistan on Sunday appealed Afghans, who have fled Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, to return to the country and asked the Islamic Emirate to ensure civil and human rights of all citizen
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Taliban threatening provincial media in Afghanistan, says rights group
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): The Taliban authorities have carried out far-reaching censorship and violence against Afghan media in district and provincial centres, drastically limiting critical reporting in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
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UN expresses concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 28 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the reports of human rights violations in the country.
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Afghanistan: Taliban target LGBT Afghans, says report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 27 (ANI): Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Afghanistan have faced grave threats to their safety and lives under the Taliban, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a newly released report.
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