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Taliban suppress protests by women against mandatory hijab in Kabul
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): Taliban militants dispersed a handful of women who staged a demonstration in Kabul against the decision to make hijab mandatory and also detained journalists.
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Afghan women hold protest in Kabul against Taliban after hijab decree
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan women on Monday took to the streets in Kabul to protest against the Taliban days after the outfit issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Taliban's hijab decree to negatively impact their relations with internati
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West on Monday expressed concern over the recent decision by the Taliban to order Afghan women to cover head-to-toe and said it will continue to negatively impact their relations with the internatio
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UN chief concerned over new hijab rules for Afghan women
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres aired his concerns about a recent decision by the Taliban to obligate Afghan women to cover head-to-toe, a decision that has led to severe criticism from human rights observers.
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Step by step Taliban is obliterating women's rights: UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Step by step Taliban is obliterating Afghan women's human rights, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said a day after the Taliban issued the latest edict on mandatory face coverings compounding restrictions on education, movement, employment and public li
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Taliban hijab decision might further strain engagement with international
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): The Taliban decree for women to must cover their faces in public might further strain engagement with the international community.
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