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Banning women from NGOs exposes rifts in Taliban ranks
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban banning women's education and barring them from NGOs in Afghanistan has not only triggered international condemnation but also resulted in internal rifts.
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Flood victims continue to have complaints against Pakistan govt over assis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
People have said that they were given more assistance by the government in the 2010 floods, which caused less damage.
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A thriving pageant of 2022: Miss and Mrs India Queen of Hearts Season 5
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI/SRV): Miss and Mrs India Queen of Hearts 2022 was organized on 29th December 2022 at a 5-star Hotel Hyatt Centric, Janakpuri, New Delhi by Saloni Agarwal & Ankur Agarwal aiming at empowering Women Globally. The pageant was organized in association with A
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Islamic State-Khorasan pose threat to Taliban in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The target of ISKP is to threaten diplomatic missions, international organizations such as the UN and various NGOs in the region. It also aims to challenge Taliban's increased hobnobbing with China and the US.
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Taliban claimed to have learned from past mistakes: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban, in the conversations that followed last year's Doha Peace Talks, claimed to have learned from their past mistakes. This time, they were going to be benevolent guardians of the state, and show the West and the world what an Afghan Islamic republic could accomplish, The Khaama Pre
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Women, girls in Afghanistan spent a terrible time in 2022: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Secondary schools were closed to girls at the beginning of the year. Universities were closed for women in December. So was the opportunity for women to work in national and international NGOs.
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11.6 million Afghan women, girls are no longer receiving vital aid: US env
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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Taliban's targeting of NGOs deplorable, say UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Just four days after the Taliban banned women and girls from attending universities, on December 24, the acting Minister of Economy issued a letter barring women from working in international and national NGOs, a further violation of women's rights with the double blow of preventing the deli
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Afghanistan among eight countries worst hit by hunger: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghanistan is among the eight countries worst hit by hunger. The number of people facing severe hunger in Afghanistan increased from 2.25 million people in 2019 to 6.6 million in 2022, Khaama Press reported.
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UN refugee agency seeks reversal of ban on women aid workers in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and girls. The most recent restrictions will force the UN Refugee Agency to temporarily stop critical activities in support of Afghan people, especially women and children.
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G7 calls on Taliban to 'urgently reverse' women aid workers ban
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The G7 foreign ministers said Afghan women are central to humanitarian and basic needs operations. "Unless they participate in aid delivery in Afghanistan, NGOs will be unable to reach the country's most vulnerable people to provide food, medicine, winterization, and other materials and serv
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Time-critical programmes' in Afghanistan suffer due to ban on women staff:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The UN agencies in a joint statement urged the Taliban to reverse the decision banning women from working in NGOs and barring them from attending schools and universities.
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