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US revokes designation of Afghanistan as major non-NATO ally
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Over a year after the Taliban overthrew the democratically elected government in Kabul, the United States has rescinded the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally.
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ISIS group targets religious minorities in Afghanistan, says HRW
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) repeatedly attacked Hazaras and other religious minorities at their mosques, schools, and workplaces.
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Human Rights Watch asks UN not to renew travel ban waiver on Taliban offic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political isolation of Afghanistan due to their atrocities on women and young girls in the country, the Human Rights Watch has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to extend the existing government officials' travel exe
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Make torture a crime: Rights group urges Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Senate should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Human Rights Watchdogs appeals US to ban Taliban from traveling abroad
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): In a report published on the first anniversary of the Taliban returning to power in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watchdog called on the US to ban the Taliban from travelling abroad.
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Afghan women need global action to halt Taliban abuse
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): Afghan women feel abandoned by the world and they are justified in feeling this way, said Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Ever since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing in the country, which has apparently witnessed a downfall trend. Local women have expres
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Taliban broke multiple pledges on human rights since taking over Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said the Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women's rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago.
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Allegations that Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with millions in cash may b
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): The allegations that former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisors fled aboard with millions in cash are unlikely to be true, according to a new report by the US government's oversight authority on Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Economic crisis underlies mass hunger
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the US and other governments ease restrictions on the country's banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Rights bodies condemn Sri Lanka's violent crackdown on protesters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): As many as 13 organizations have condemned the Sri Lankan authorities' violent crackdown and increasing reprisals against peaceful protesters in the island country.
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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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