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Taliban suppress protests by women against mandatory hijab in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): Taliban militants dispersed a handful of women who staged a demonstration in Kabul against the decision to make hijab mandatory and also detained journalists.
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Afghan women hold protest in Kabul against Taliban after hijab decree
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan women on Monday took to the streets in Kabul to protest against the Taliban days after the outfit issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Taliban's hijab decree to negatively impact their relations with internati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West on Monday expressed concern over the recent decision by the Taliban to order Afghan women to cover head-to-toe and said it will continue to negatively impact their relations with the internatio
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Tribal elders, Islamic clerics gathering to discuss political issues, secu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): A gathering of Afghans, comprising tribal elders, Islamic clerics and influential figures, will discuss the political issues, security and social situation in Afghanistan.
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Sirajuddin Haqqani calls for end of disputes among local tribes in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting head of Taliban's Interior Ministry, who is on the UN sanctions list as well as an FBI wanted terrorist has called for the resolution of disputes with a Pashtun tribe through negotiation.
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UN chief concerned over new hijab rules for Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres aired his concerns about a recent decision by the Taliban to obligate Afghan women to cover head-to-toe, a decision that has led to severe criticism from human rights observers.
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Step by step Taliban is obliterating women's rights: UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Step by step Taliban is obliterating Afghan women's human rights, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said a day after the Taliban issued the latest edict on mandatory face coverings compounding restrictions on education, movement, employment and public li
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650 families receive assistance in Afghan provinces
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): About 650 families received assistance in three Afghan provinces, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said on Sunday.
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Taliban hijab decision might further strain engagement with international
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): The Taliban decree for women to must cover their faces in public might further strain engagement with the international community.
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Afghanistan: Taliban in fresh decree order women to wear all-covering burq
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 7 (ANI): In the latest curb on women's rights, the Taliban on Saturday issued a decree ordering the Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public.
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Extreme hunger 'grips' Afghanistan, Taliban accountable: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Afghanistan has been grappling with an acute food crisis, with over 22 million people, or more than half of the country's population suffering from severe hunger and the majority unable to anticipate when their next meal will arrive, according to the United
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'ISIS trying to regroup in Afghanistan'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on Tuesday said that the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups are trying to regroup in Afghanistan, highlighting that although the groups are far from the US mainland, they still present a t
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