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Afghans call for reopening of girls' senior secondary schools
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Several Afghans are voicing a clarion call for the immediate reopening of senior secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Rights activists urge world leaders to pressure Taliban on girls' educatio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Several human rights and education activists urged world leaders in an open letter recently to mount diplomatic pressure on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls in the war-torn country as the Taliban's brutal regime in Afghanistan will soon co
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UN envoy Markus Potzel calls for Afghan girls' senior secondary education
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): UN deputy special envoy for Afghanistan Markus Potzel emphasised the need for Afghan girls' senior secondary education and said that the same rights to education should be provided to everyone.
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Afghan girls face bleak future as ban on secondary education persists
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): The Taliban's ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them, their families, and the country's future, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday i
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Human Rights Council expresses concern over indoctrination of children in
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): During the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, the participants analyzed in detail the violations of child rights in conflict zones and drew particular attention to the negative consequences of madrasas in the indoctrination of children - a violatio
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Afghan women's future appears bleak with Taliban diktats governing their l
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): Afghan women are staring at a bleak future due to a number of restrictions imposed by the Taliban governing aspects of their lives within ten months of Afghanistan takeover.
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Experts say Afghan girls banned from schools suffering psychologically
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Psychologists have said that the Afghan girl students above grade six, banned from going to schools by the Taliban, are undergoing mental stress due to this move, reported local media.
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US special envoy calls on Muslim world to champion Afghan women's rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): The US special envoy has said that the "Muslim world must champion the rights of Afghan women and girls", reported local media.
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UNICEF raises concerns over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has once again raised concerns over the closure of secondary schools for girls emphasizing that education in Afghanistan should not be a hostage to politics.
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Afghanistan: Students, lecturers slam Taliban decree to prohibit co-educat
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): Taliban's decision to prohibit co-education by segregating weekdays for male and female university students at two institutes in Kabul is facing widespread criticism from the students and lecturers, reported local media.
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US Envoy, Abdullah Abdullah discuss plight of Afghan girls'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 23 (ANI): The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West raised the issue of reopening of girls' schools in Afghanistan with the head of the former council of peace and national reconciliation of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah.
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UN special envoy calls for representative governance, access to education
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, in his meeting with Chairman of Afghan Senate Fazal Hadi Muslimyar pressed for representative governance, the need for dialogue at all levels, and access to education for girls and
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