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Taliban to open high schools for girls today
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): The Taliban has allowed girls to return to high schools from Wednesday, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls.
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Taliban to open high schools for girls next week
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): The Taliban will allow girls to return to class when high schools open on March 22, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls.
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Rights of Afghan women, girls 'under attack', says UN
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 13 (ANI): The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised concerns over the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, stating that "Afghan women are deprived of basic rights."
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UN raises issue of violence against women, girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 25 (ANI): The United Nations in Afghanistan called on everyone for concrete actions to end violence against women on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW).
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Girls in Afghanistan at increased risk of child marriage: UNICEF chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Friday expressed concern regarding reports of the increasing number of child marriages in Afghanistan following the country's takeover by the Taliban.
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After months, Afghanistan's Herat opens girls' schools for classes 7-12
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): Schools for girls in Afghanistan's Herat have now reopened, after being shut for nearly three months after the Taliban took control of the country, reported local media.
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Women protest in Kabul over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 26 (ANI): Dozens of women came out on the streets of Kabul on Tuesday to protest against the closure of schools for girls and slammed the international community for their inaction about what is going on in Afghanistan.
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What lies ahead for women and girls in Afghanistan under Taliban rule?
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 20 (ANI): Amid the Taliban gaining control of Afghanistan, there is widespread concern that the withdrawal of US and allied forces would spell disaster for even the modest gains achieved for women and girls in Afghanistan.
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I fear for my Afghan sisters, says Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan as the Taliban has once again taken control of the war-torn country after 20 years of US military operations.
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