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EU, Japan express concern over rights situation in Afghanistan; analysts c
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The EU and Japan raised concerns over Afghanistan's worsening human rights situation. Afghan analysts urged dialogue, saying issues should be resolved through engagement. The Taliban has not officially responded but has previously rejected such criticism, stating it upholds rights under Isla
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'International community has betrayed Afghan women': UN special rapporteur
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid the worsening women's rights situation in Afghanistan, the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett said that women and girls in Afghanistan have lost trust in the global community and the international community has betrayed Afghan women, reported Khaama Press.
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US expresses 'deep concern' on Afghan women's rights during Doha meeting w
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The United States expressed "deep concern" regarding the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan, particularly for women and girls and expressed support for the people’s demands for their rights to be respected.
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Human rights situation, Afghan economy discussed during US-Taliban talks i
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As US officials and the Taliban hold direct talks with each other in Doha, the keynote points of discussion remained the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan and the country's faltering economy.
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UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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Future of women and girls in Afghanistan 'bleak', warn UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): UN experts on Friday called on the international community yet again to restore the declining human rights situation in Afghanistan and warned that the future of the country is bleak for its women and girls.
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Taliban says girls' schools closed for 'religious issues'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Amid the growing outcry over the women's rights situation in Afghanistan, a top Taliban official has said that the schools for female students are closed for religious issues and that there is a need for agreement of Islamic scholars on this matter.
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UN condemns IS-claimed blasts in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): The United Nations has condemned the recent blasts in Afghanistan that have killed and injured more than 120 people.
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New UN report highlights rights abuses in Afghanistan since Taliban takeov
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 20 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday released a report outlining the human rights situation in Afghanistan over the 10 months since the Taliban takeover.
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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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Afghan girls face bleak future as ban on secondary education persists
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): The Taliban's ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them, their families, and the country's future, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday i
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Taliban's policies keeping 'sanctions in place': US envoy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): The US special envoy has said there is no reason that girls should not be in school in Afghanistan as she blamed the Taliban's "policies against the Afghan population" for the continuing sanctions on the country.
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