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Afghan journalist sentenced to prison for criticizing Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 13 (ANI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the arbitrary sentencing of an Afghan journalist from Herat, and urged the Taliban to cease its persecution of journalists for their independent reportage.
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Pak-Afghan relation comes under stress due to Islamabad bombings across bo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has come under stress due to Islamabad bombings across the border, said a media report.
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G7 nations condemn Taliban's new decree enforcing hijab on Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 13 (ANI): The G7 Foreign Ministers on Thursday (local time) deplored the Taliban's recent decree enforcing hijab on Afghan women and new punishments for family members to enforce compliance with these restrictions.
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Rights group urges UK to provide Afghan female refugees with long-term hou
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to expedite the provision of long-term housing to Afghan women evacuated last August as many of them are faced with a growing risk of domestic violence and pressure from other Afghan
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Taliban suppress protests by women against mandatory hijab in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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UNSC to hold discussion on Taliban's new order for Afghan women to cover f
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): As the Taliban's recent decision to impose additional restrictions on women, including the mandate that they cover their faces in public places, the United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting to discuss the issue on May 12 at the request of Norway
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Burqa impostion in Afghanistan: US says it has 'leverage to wield with Tal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): In the wake of a recent Taliban decree ordering compulsory all-covering burqa for women in Afghanistan's public places, the US has called for an "end to these restrictive measures".
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US to exert pressure on Taliban to reconsider making hijab compulsory
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): In response to the Taliban diktat making the hijab compulsory for Afghan women, the US stated that if the Taliban do not halt their actions, it will increase pressure on the regime.
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900,000 Afghans lost jobs since Taliban takeover: SIGAR
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): According to the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), at least 900,000 Afghans have lost their jobs since the Taliban took control last August.
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US envoy to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield terms Taliban's burqa imposition 'u
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 10 (ANI): Reacting to the Taliban's burqa imposition on Afghan women, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda, Thomas-Greenfield, said "what they did today is unconscionable."
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Afghanistan: Resistance Front claims killing of 22 Taliban members in Panj
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): The National Resistance Front (NRF) on Monday claimed to have killed 22 Taliban members in the Panjshir conflict.
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Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to ta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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