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Conditions for reopening schools for girls above Grade 6 still unsuitable:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Sayed Habibullah Agha said that the final decision regarding the reopening of the schools will be made by religious clerics.
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Taliban has imposed 'severe restrictions' on movement of female UN employe
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The measures will have disastrous effects on Afghanistan's prosperity, stability, peace, and future, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its report
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Critical assistance cannot reach women, children in need: EU special envoy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Regarding the situation of women in Afghanistan, EU Special Envoy Tomas Niklasson said that the prohibition against Afghan women working for NGOs is challenging fundamental principles and is having severe consequences, as critical assistance delivered by such organisations cannot reach women
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolts Afghanistan's Fayzabad
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 5:51 am IST on Thursday and at a depth of 172 Kilometers.
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Unstable, volatile Afghanistan causes worry to UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Worsening human rights, in particular women's and girls' rights, poverty, hunger, terrorism and the spread of drug trafficking are among the issues that the people of Afghanistan have been facing under Taliban rule.
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China, Pakistan include Taliban-ruled Afghanistan in Belt and Road Initiat
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China has also considered Afghanistan's membership and participation in the BRI, with a delegation from Afghanistan participating in its forum in 2017. Afghan delegations have also been participating in Russian economic and trade development forums.
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Afghanistan: Female students urge Taliban to open schools yet again
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Female students in Afghanistan have urged the Taliban once again to let them attend schools as schools above grade 6 in Afghanistan have been closed for females for over twenty months now, TOLOnews reported.
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'The Kerala Story': SC agrees to hear film makers' plea against ban by Wes
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The film depicts how thousands of young women were allegedly brainwashed into joining the Islamic State (IS) and headed off to countries like Syria and Afghanistan.
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Sri Lanka announces schedule for three match ODI series against Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the schedule of their upcoming three-match home ODI series against Afghanistan.
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UN calls on Taliban to halt flogging, executions in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Human Rights Chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Fiona Frazer, in a statement said the Taliban's corporal punishment is against international law.
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Barred from schools, universities female students start own businesses in
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for female students in Afghanistan, some have launched their own enterprises in order to support their families, economically, TOLOnews reported.
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Important for women in Afghanistan to participate in social, economic sphe
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Neumann, restrictions on women in Afghanistan are crushing the hopes of half of Afghan citizens and also diminishing economic opportunities.
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