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Afghanistan: Tribal elders call out Taliban to reopen girls' schools in Ni
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Tribal elders in Nimroz province of Afghanistan called out the Taliban to reopen schools for girls above the sixth grade and said that depriving young girls of education is not in the interest of the country, TOLO news reported.
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Afghanistan: Faryab residents complain of economic hardships, unemployment
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The residents of Balcharagh district of northwestern Faryab province complained of unemployment and asked the authorities to address the problems of people.
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Afghanistan: Kidnapped child rescued from captivity, two arrested
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Two people were arrested and one child was rescued from the kidnapper's captivity.
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Residents of Maidan Wardan province in Afghanistan receive aid from UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As Afghans continue to suffer under the Taliban's atrocious regime, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has provided cash assistance to 1,350 families in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan.
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Pakistan rights group condemns arson attack on a girls' school in Gilgit B
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A girls' school in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district was torched early on Tuesday. According to Dawn newspaper, local officials have held "terrorists" responsible for this reprehensible act and have promised to rebuild the school along with providing security to educational institutions.
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Residents in Kabul call out Taliban, demands to resume issuing of passport
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the distribution of passports has been halted more than five times. Residents of Kabul called on the Taliban to resume issuing passports as the General Department of Passports in Afghanistan halted the distribution temporaril
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Afghanistan: Social media campaign calls out Taliban to open secondary sch
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A social media campaign called "Let Afghan Girls Learn" is doing the rounds in Afghanistan to call out the Taliban to immediately open the gates of secondary and high schools for girls in the country.
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US official visits Pakistan to discuss situation of Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The US official for Afghanistan, Karen Decker visited Pakistan as part of her "listening tour" to discuss the situation of Afghan refugees, Khaama Press reported on Tuesday.
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Armed attack kills one, injures three in Afghanistan's Kunar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
One person was killed and three were injured after a gunman opened fire on civilians in Kunar province of Afghanistan. There have been more instances of criminal behaviour, abduction, hostage-taking, and violently settling old scores between families and ethnic groups since the Taliban took
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TTP terrorists burnt girls' school in Gilgit Baltistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
So far, no group has claimed the responsibility. Islamists, no matter which sect they belong to, are extremely opposed to giving girls' access to education in Gilgit Baltistan.
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Afghanistan is home to over 70 per cent of world's refugees, displaced peo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghans continue to live miserably in their country and have been bearing the brunt of human rights violations since the Taliban took control in August last year.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat Valley witnessing a resurgence of the
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The recent surge in attacks by the banned outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat District has given rise to the fear that the presence of terrorists and violence is making a comeback after more than a decade.
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