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UN seeks clarity from Taliban over ban on women from working in NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Saturday, the Taliban regime ordered all local and foreign NGOs to stop female employees from coming to work in the country. The Taliban-led Ministry of Economy (MOE) ordered all national and international non-government organizations to suspend the jobs of female employees until further
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UN chief 'disturbed' by Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations and its partners, including national and international non-governmental organizations, are helping more than 28 million Afghans who depend on humanitarian aid to survive. The reported ban on women working with the international community to save lives and livelihoods in Af
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Afghan Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Wednesday, the UN mission in Afghanistan expressed the outrage of millions of Afghans and the international community over the decision by the Islamic outfit and called on the de facto authorities to revoke the decision immediately.
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Afghan women banned from university 'for not following dress code': Taliba
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The continuation of co-education and lack of observation of hijab by students were among the reason cited by Taliban minister Neda Mohammad Nadim for banning Afghan women from university, TOLO news reported.
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"Targeted discrimination" UN slams Taliban's decision to suspend women fro
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the UN and its humanitarian partners also urge the de facto authorities to reopen girls' schools beyond the sixth grade and end all measures preventing women and girls from participating fully in daily public life,
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A more pluralistic polity only way forward for Afghanistan: UN Special Rep
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is focusing on maintaining a dialogue with the Taliban in hope of a better future for Afghanistan, where everyone, women, men, girls, and boys, can live a life with dignity and equality, Otunbayeva said.
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Afghans call for resumption of passport distribution
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Afghan people are facing severe challenges due to the closing of the passport office, TOLO News reported, adding that residents in capital Kabul have called for the resumption of the passport distribution process.
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US envoy lauds India's generous humanitarian support to Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
West met Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (PAI) JP Singh. During the meeting, the US Special envoy deeply appreciated India's generous humanitarian support to Afghans.
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Around 28 million Afghans will need humanitarian assistance in 2023: UN
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The UN agency for the coordination of humanitarian affairs stated that Afghanistan continues to be one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with 28.3 million people expected to require aid in the upcoming year, TOLOnews reported.
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Children's opportunities to study, flourish plummeted to 24 pc since Talib
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The economic and political situation of Afghanistan has only gone worse since the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August last year, the Afghans' viewpoints of children's opportunities to study and flourish plummeted to 24 per cent, a Gallup survey said on Thursday.
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Cash assistance to Afghanistan from international community jacks up to US
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In order to assist the Afghans in need, the Central Bank of Afghanistan on Tuesday announced that cash assistance of USD 40 million has arrived in Kabul, taking the total amount of humanitarian aid from the international community to the war-torn country to USD 1.673 billion, Khaama Press re
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Afghan children receive free education by humanitarian organization in Tak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
More than 1,200 children whose mothers are in jails or hospitals, according to the administrators of this institution, will have access to educational and recreational services in Afghanistan.
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