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Afghanistan: Women in Takhar demand release of women's rights activists
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
group of women in Afghanistan's Takhar province have demanded the release of women's rights activists currently detained by the Taliban-led administration.
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Woman entrepreneur manages tailoring workshop amid Taliban restrictions in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A woman entrepreneur named Farzana Ahmadzai opened a tailoring store in Kabul, providing 110 people with jobs, reported Khaama Press.
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Swedish Committee for Afghanistan calls on Taliban to end ban on female ed
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Taliban continues to put restrictions on the basic rights of women in the country, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) demanded that the de facto authorities" in Afghanistan "prioritise investing in education as a crucial component for Afghanistan's development, TOLOnews repor
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Ban on women's education in Afghanistan increases risk of gender-based vio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, the UN said, "In recognition of the ideals and principles and the Commission on the Status of Women, and recalling the commitments made during International Women's Day on March 8th, we wish to express our strong concerns about the weakening of respect for the rights of women
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OIC asks Taliban to reconsider ban on women from working for NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The statement was issued by OIC in its final communique of the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee on "The Recent Developments and the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan."
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11.6 million Afghan women, girls are no longer receiving vital aid: US env
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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UN refugee agency seeks reversal of ban on women aid workers in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and girls. The most recent restrictions will force the UN Refugee Agency to temporarily stop critical activities in support of Afghan people, especially women and children.
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End destructive policies against Afghan women, UN rights chief urges
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On 24 December, the de facto authorities issued a decree banning women from working in NGOs, TOLOnews reported. This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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Afghanistan: Wardak residents urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls abo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 2 (ANI): As human rights violations across the war-torn country continue under the Taliban regime, residents of Wardak province of Afghanistan called on the organization to reopen the schools for girls above grade six.
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Over 100 women police officer rehired in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 25 (ANI): Over 100 women police officers have been rehired in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, as a ray of hope for women amid the grave challenges of human rights violations in the Taliban-led country.
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Freedom of religion under grim state since Taliban seized power in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a severe decline in religious freedom as the interim government has failed to safeguard religious minorities, a report by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (US
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Afghanistan: Taliban clarifies restriction on women to visit public parks
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): After attracting widespread criticism and concerns raised by Afghan women over the new rule to limit the entry of women in parks, the Taliban on Monday clarified that the imposition of the new rule to separate the visiting days for men and women is to
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