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Women in Kabul call on Taliban to reopen girls' schools
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): A number of women in Kabul have urged the Taliban to reopen schools for girls above grade six, local media reported.
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UN special envoy calls for representative governance, access to education
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, in his meeting with Chairman of Afghan Senate Fazal Hadi Muslimyar pressed for representative governance, the need for dialogue at all levels, and access to education for girls and
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Pope mentions Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar in Easter Sunday plea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], April 18 (ANI): Pope Francis has made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace around the world pointing to a "senseless" war in Ukraine, reconciliation for Myanmar, where violence still persists and for Afghanistan which is gripped by a humanitarian crisis, includin
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Afghanistan exports figs worth 35 mln USD last year
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghanistan has exported figs worth 35 million U.S. dollars over the past year, said the Ministry of Economy on Sunday.
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Twitter adopts 'poison pill' mechanism to shield itself from Elon Musk's t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): Twitter's board of directors has unanimously adopted a limited-duration shareholder rights plan called a "poison pill" -- a corporate anti-takeover defense mechanism -- that may thwart Tesla Chief Elon Musk's attempts to acquire the social media company. Read More
Air India starts restoring pre-COVID salaries of pilots, cabin crew
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Within three months of taking control of Air India, Tata Group has started the process of restoring the salaries of pilots and cabin crews to the pre-COVID level as air traffic increases.
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Women, journalists are targets of violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 15 (ANI): Violence against civilians and other politically motivated violence continue to take place in Afghanistan after eight months of Taliban takeover of the country.
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Taliban hope to create jobs in Afghanistan with development projects
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 15 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on Thursday said that efforts are underway to decrease the rate of unemployment in the troubled country by creating employment opportunities through projects including Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-I
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Taliban takeover disrupted private sector business in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban caused not only political crisis in the country but also uncertainty in business and unemployment.
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Private sectors 'hit hard' by political crisis in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Amid a political crisis in Afghanistan since the Taliban's takeover last August, the private sectors of the country have been hit hard as the businesses were halted, reported local media citing a survey conducted by the World Bank.
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Blinken links Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan to 'serious erosion of hum
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan has resulted in a "serious erosion of human rights" in the country.
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Rights activist asks Taliban to reopen girls' schools
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): Women's rights activist Zarifa Ghafari called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools and asked the world leaders to pay attention to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and "not differentiate between Afghans and Ukrainians".
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