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49th Session UNHRC: Afghan panel discusses impact of Taliban rule in Afgha
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 1 (ANI): An all-Afghan panel consisting of a scholar, former diplomat and young innovator at the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council discussed the human rights situation in Kabul after the Taliban takeover of the country in mid-August and expressed concern
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US launches satellite TV channel for Afghanistan after Taliban banned VOA
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): After the Taliban banned Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts from terrestrial television, the US government-funded news agency has launched a 24/7 direct-to-home satellite-delivered television channel for Afghanistan, local media reported.
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World Bank puts on hold four projects in Afghanistan worth USD 600 mn over
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): The World Bank has announced that they have put on hold four projects in Afghanistan worth USD 600 million following the Taliban's decision to ban girls from attending school above the sixth grade in the country.
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Taliban intensify attacks on Afghan media, says rights group
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): Taliban have intensified attacks on media as the journalist in the country said that it's hard to report from Afghanistan anymore, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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Media freedom continues to deteriorate in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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EU calls on Taliban to open secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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 Foreign Minister meets Indonesian, Qatari officials in Doha, discu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], March 29 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Mersudi and Deputy Foreign Minister of Qatar Lolwah Al-Khater in Doha on Monday and discussed Afghanistan's humanitarian, economic, and educational situation.
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Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif airport resumes work
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): The airport in Mazar-i-Sharif has partly resumed operations and is expected to be fully restored by August with the assistance of specialists from Uzbekistan, said a representative of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Transport, Sputnik reported.
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'Hopeful' that Taliban will reverse ban on girls' education decision: US s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 28 (ANI): The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West said he was hopeful that the Taliban will reverse their decision over banning teenage girls from going to schools and allowing them to get an education.
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Qatar, Indonesia sign letter for providing humanitarian assistance to Afgh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], March 28 (ANI): Qatar has signed a letter of content with Indonesia based on which both the countries will cooperate in providing humanitarian and development assistance to the people of Afghanistan, local media reported.
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US expresses concern over Taliban's school ban for girls
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): The head of the US mission to Afghanistan, Ian McCary on Wednesday expressed concern regarding the reports that the Taliban extended their indefinite ban on allowing female students above sixth-grade access to schools.
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Taliban Foreign Minister meets UN special envoy, discusses human rights is
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons and discussed human rights, humanitarian assistance, development projects, the banking sector, economic growth, and other issues.
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