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Taliban ban female employees from entering Ministry of Women
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Taliban have barred female employees from entering the Ministry of Women Affairs in Kabul, allowing only males into the building, an employee of the ministry said.
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Imran Khan bats for Taliban, says 'incentivize' them on women's rights, in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is batting for the Taliban to develop a consensus that would lead to recognition of the new caretaker government of the "Islamic Emirate" in Afghanistan.
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Uncertainty looms over women's future in Afghanistan as Taliban continues
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 14 (ANI): Uncertainty shrouded the future of Afghanistan's women as despite the Taliban assuring that they would respect women's rights and freedom, there have been several incidents of violence against them.
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Women in Afghanistan seek 'Right to return' to govt jobs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): Women in Afghanistan said that they have been stopped by the Taliban from returning to work, despite their willingness to work.
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Undeterred by violence, Afghan women continue to challenge Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 13 (ANI): As the Taliban continue to tighten their grip on Afghanistan, reports of harassment and brutalities against women have started emerging from the country.
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Taliban whip rights activist for participating in Kabul protest
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 13 (ANI): Human Rights activist Habibullah Farzad was beaten brutally by the Taliban last Wednesday for participating in a protest held by women in Kabul.
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Afghanistan: Women hold protest in Balkh province, demand representation i
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 7 (ANI): A group of women held a protest in Balkh province on Monday calling to preserve the achievements of the past 20 years and demanding women's representation in the future government in Afghanistan.
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Women stage protest in Herat, demands representation in Afghanistan's new
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 2 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan women on Thursday held protests in Herat demanding rights and female representation in the government formation after the Taliban took control of the war-ravaged country.
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'Taliban can't ignore our progress, struggles over past 20 years' , says w
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Worried over their future under the Taliban regime, women in Afghanistan protested against the terrorist group expressing concerns over how they would be represented in any future government in the war-torn country.
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Afghan women journalists say they are now being "barred" from working
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Women journalists in Afghanistan have said that they are being barred from working by the Taliban who have overtaken control of the country and who had assured that women would be allowed to work corresponding with Sharia law.
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Attacking envoy's daughter 'gross violation' of diplomatic norms, human ri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): Afghanistan women parliamentarian caucus has expressed "utmost despair" over the kidnapping and assault of the daughter of Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, saying there are recognised protocols if Islamabad wants to end ties, otherwise, attacking the envoy's
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Dozens of Ghor women take up arms in support of ANDSF against Taliban resu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 6 (ANI): Dozens of Ghor women took up arms in the capital city of Feroz Koh of Ghor Province in central Afghanistan to pledge their support to the Republic and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) against Taliban resurgence.
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