UNHCR seeks reversal of ban of women aid workers in Afghanistan

More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and...

Some 'time-critical programmes' in Afghanistan halted: UN

The UN agencies in a joint statement urged the Taliban to reverse the decision banning women from working in NGOs...

Blinken calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women working in NGOs

Antony Blinken urged Taliban to reverse their decision of barring women from working in NGOs.

OIC condemns Taliban's ban on Afghan women working for NGOs

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday expressed his...

UN seeks clarity from Taliban over ban on women in NGOs

On Saturday, the Taliban regime ordered all local and foreign NGOs to stop female employees from coming to work in...

UN chief 'disturbed' by Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs

The United Nations and its partners, including national and international non-governmental organizations, are...

Afghan women protest against Taliban ban on higher education

According to the videos circulating on social media, a group of women took to the street and marched around the...

EU condemns Taliban ban on women working for NGOs

The European Union on Saturday (local time) condemned the Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs and said that it...

Taliban's ban on women's university studies contradicts Sharia

The Grand Imam said that he "deeply" regrets the decision issued by the authorities in Afghanistan, preventing...

Blinken raises concerns over China, Taliban and Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) raised concern over the surging Covid cases in...

Qatar, Turkey condemn Taliban ban on women's right to education

Islamic countries -- Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey -- and the US on Wednesday expressed concern and condemned the...

US condemns Taliban's decision to ban women from universities

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price called education an "internationally recognized human right" and warned...