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Afghanistan: TV presenters to cover faces, Taliban issue another decree
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 19 (ANI): In another new decree on Thursday, the Taliban directed all-female presenters working on all TV channels to cover their faces while presenting programs, TOLOnews tweeted.
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Afghanistan: UN female staff 'directed' to wear hijab at office in Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 18 (ANI): As the Taliban regime in Afghanistan continues to clench the rights of Afghan women, the newest decree ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab.
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G7 reiterates ISIS, Al-Qaeda continue to pose threat on global scale
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI) The Group of Seven (G7) countries on Saturday reiterated that Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda continue to pose threat on a global scale after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year.
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Karnataka govt succeeded in solving Hijab, Azaan issues: CM Bommai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], May 15 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Sunday said that the state government succeeded in solving all issues within court judgement and frames of laws very efficiently.
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G7 nations condemn Taliban's new decree enforcing hijab on Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 13 (ANI): The G7 Foreign Ministers on Thursday (local time) deplored the Taliban's recent decree enforcing hijab on Afghan women and new punishments for family members to enforce compliance with these restrictions.
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Taliban suppress protests by women against mandatory hijab in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): Taliban militants dispersed a handful of women who staged a demonstration in Kabul against the decision to make hijab mandatory and also detained journalists.
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US to exert pressure on Taliban to reconsider making hijab compulsory
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): In response to the Taliban diktat making the hijab compulsory for Afghan women, the US stated that if the Taliban do not halt their actions, it will increase pressure on the regime.
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Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to ta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Afghan women hold protest in Kabul against Taliban after hijab decree
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan women on Monday took to the streets in Kabul to protest against the Taliban days after the outfit issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Taliban's hijab decree to negatively impact their relations with internati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West on Monday expressed concern over the recent decision by the Taliban to order Afghan women to cover head-to-toe and said it will continue to negatively impact their relations with the internatio
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UN chief concerned over new hijab rules for Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres aired his concerns about a recent decision by the Taliban to obligate Afghan women to cover head-to-toe, a decision that has led to severe criticism from human rights observers.
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Step by step Taliban is obliterating women's rights: UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Step by step Taliban is obliterating Afghan women's human rights, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said a day after the Taliban issued the latest edict on mandatory face coverings compounding restrictions on education, movement, employment and public li
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