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Afghanistan: EU Parliament Member asks Taliban to lift ban on girls' educa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Taking a grim view of the ongoing human rights violations in Afghanistan, Hannah Neuman, a German member of the European Parliament, called for urgent measures to lift the ban on the exclusion of the girls from the schools.
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French MPs call for sanctions on Taliban officials over school ban for gir
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): French Parliamentarians have called for sanctions on Taliban officials in response to the ban on school girls above grade sixth imposed by the Islamist outfit in Afghanistan.
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UNHCR expresses concern over Taliban decree banning girls from schools
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the closure of secondary schools for Afghan girls and their safety.
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Ban on girls' education damaging entire Afghanistan, says UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 3 (ANI): Expressing concern at the Taliban's decision to ban girls' education in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that this is an unjustifiable violation of equal rights and it will damage the entire country.
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Taliban announce ban on poppy cultivation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 3 (ANI): The Taliban on Sunday announced a ban on the cultivation of poppy.
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Media freedom continues to deteriorate in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): Three months after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) had revealed in a survey last December the Taliban takeover's impact on Afghanistan's media has been dramatic, the situation has only exacerbated.
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US expresses concern over restrictions on Afghan media by Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 29 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) expressed concern over the latest series of restrictions imposed on Afghan media by the Taliban and urged the group to cease infringements, including education and human rights of Afghan people.
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Taliban prevents beardless government employees entry to offices
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday prevented the entry of beardless government employees to their offices in Afghanistan.
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EU calls on Taliban to open secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 29 (ANI): The European Union on Monday condemned the Taliban's decision to ban girls from receiving secondary education and believes that this lowers the movement's chances to gain the "desired" legitimacy, Sputnik reported.
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Taliban bans BBC, VOA broadcast services in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 28 (ANI): The Taliban on Sunday banned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Voice of America (VOA) broadcast services in Afghanistan.
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86 Afghan Radio stations closed since Taliban took over
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): As February 13 marked the UN's World Radio Day, Afghanistan is anguished as 86 radio stations have halted operations over the past six months since the Taliban took control of the nation.
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Taliban ban foreign TV series showing women without hijabs, playing music:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): Taliban have forbidden Afghan media to broadcast foreign TV series violating Sharia law, including playing soundtracks and showing women without wearing hijabs, according to a media report on Tuesday.
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