UNHCR shuts Afghan aid centers over women staff restrictions

UNHCR has closed several aid centers in Afghanistan due to restrictions on women employees, saying it cannot operate...

Afghanistan tops global hunger list, says FAO report

Afghanistan remains the world's most food-insecure country, with over 12 million needing urgent aid and 75% facing...

"Shah Rukh, Salman stood by me...": Namrata Soni recalls...

From working on film sets to opting for an entrepreneurial route and launching her beauty brand Simply Nam in...

Taliban imposes new restrictions on women, bans public speaking

The Taliban has enacted stringent new laws in Afghanistan, significantly restricting women's public lives. Under...

UN Special Representative for Afghanistan calls on Taliban

Roza Otunbayeva, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan has called on the...

Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on MoHUA notification

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of Centre on a plea challenging a notification issued by Ministry...

UN calls for assessment of restrictions on women in Afghanistan

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, has called for an assessment of the Taliban's stringent...

Restrictions on women in Afghanistan receive global criticism

The restrictions imposed on the Afghan women under the Taliban regime received heavy criticism from the Permanent...

Afghan women seeking ways to restore 'hope'

Amid strict restrictions on women in Afghanistan under the Taliban, many creative women and girls in the country are...

Restrictions on Afghan women and girls should be removed, says UN

Representatives from several countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticized the...

"Afghan women's participation in social spheres important"

According to Neumann, restrictions on women in Afghanistan are crushing the hopes of half of Afghan citizens and...

UN ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in May

The UN is negotiating with the Taliban in hopes that it will make exceptions to a decree prohibiting local women...