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'International community has betrayed Afghan women': UN special rapporteur
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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Political upheaval worsened female illiteracy in Afghanistan, say activist
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, especially that of women and young mothers, women's rights activists have said the recent political upheaval and repressive policies of the Taliban have not only set the country back by decades but also adversely affected the female l
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Ex-Afghan President Karzai, US special envoy discuss economic situation in
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Karzai, in a statement on his X account, highlighted that they “discussed the economic situation of Afghanistan and emphasized the importance and impact of girls’ and boys’ education on Afghanistan’s economic growth and bright future, along with the necessary support for irrigation to benefi
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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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UAE: Foreign Minister meets UN-appointed special coordinator for independe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE, today met with Ambassador Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu, UN-appointed Special Coordinator for the Independent Assessment of the Situation in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: UN's World Food Programme cuts aids to 8 million people due t
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the alarming malnutrition and hunger situation in Afghanistan, United Nations World Food Programme had to cut its aid to 8 million people due to the funding shortfall.
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SCO Member States call for inclusive government in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Expressing concern about the situation in Afghanistan, leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States (SCO) called for an establishment of inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of representatives of all ethnic, religious and political groups in Afghan so
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SCO Meet: PM Modi focuses on situation in Afghanistan, calls for inclusive
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In his address at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which was held in a virtual format on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Afghan soil should not be allowed to be used to destabilise its neighbourhood.
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Afghanistan discussed in UNSC meeting
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Otunbayeva while speaking at the UN Security Council's Meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, said that the UN does not want to put the lives of its female staff at risk and therefore asked them to not report to the office and also asked the male staff to stay home to respect non-discrimin
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Situation in Afghanistan poses serious threat for CSTO: Belarus Foreign Mi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
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Restrictions on women and girls should be removed in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Representatives from several countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) criticized the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and asked the Taliban administration to remove the gender-based restrictions on women and girls, Khaama Press reported.
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