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Woman activist calls for action against ban on girls' education in Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A woman activist in Afghanistan has come out openly against the Taliban's draconian policies, putting curbs on the education of girls in the country, Khaama Press reported, adding that she called for strict action against the ban.
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Kabul's air quality deteriorating: Afghanistan's NEPA
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) has reported a significant deterioration in Kabul's air quality over the past month, Khaama Press reported.
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UN calls on Taliban to stop children's recruitment in security forces
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations (UN) has called on the Taliban to recognise individuals under 18 years of age as children and prevent their recruitment into security forces, Khaama Press reported.
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Rising polio risk in Afghanistan as migrants return from Pakistan, warns W
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the recent increase in the number of Afghan returnees from Pakistan, significantly increases the risk of cross-border poliovirus spread, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan: US Envoy calls Taliban year-long university ban for girls "in
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West called the Taliban regime's ban on women attending universities as "indefensible" after marking one year since the ban was imposed, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan: One year since education ban, girls demand reopening of unive
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
After the completion of one year of the ban on girls' education, women in Afghanistan are demanding that the Taliban regime reopen universities, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan: Women's rights activist released from prison after three mont
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Julia Parsi, a women's rights activist in Afghanistan, has been released from prison by the Taliban administration after three months on Monday, Khaama Press reported citing sources.
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UN women's division urges international community to stand with Afghan gir
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Women's Division has urged the international community to hear the voices of women and girls in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported. The organisation called on nations to support Afghan women and girls and invest in their resistance.
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Australia announces USD 20 million aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Australian government announced USD 20 million to support Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Women survivors of gender-based violence being jailed by Taliban: UN Repor
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, Khaama Press reported, citing the Office of the Deputy of the United Nations in Afghanistan.
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Iran: Lack of jobs pose major challenge to Afghan immigrant women
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to unofficial statistics, approximately 4 to 5 million migrants, of which 90 per cent are Afghan migrants, live in Iran, with 41 per cent of them being women, Khaama Press reported.
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Global community stance needed to bring stability in Afghanistan: EU, Uzbe
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Uzbekistan and European Union representatives Ismatullah Ergashev and Thomas Nicholson emphasised the need for a global community stance on Afghanistan to bring peace and stability to the country, as reported by Khaama Press.
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