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Afghanistan: EU Parliament Member asks Taliban to lift ban on girls' educa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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Private sectors 'hit hard' by political crisis in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Amid a political crisis in Afghanistan since the Taliban's takeover last August, the private sectors of the country have been hit hard as the businesses were halted, reported local media citing a survey conducted by the World Bank.
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Blinken links Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan to 'serious erosion of hum
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan has resulted in a "serious erosion of human rights" in the country.
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Taliban smuggling weapons to Pakistan to be used in cross-border skirmishe
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Contrary to its claim that the Taliban will not allow Afghanistan or the weapons to be used for terrorism, the group has been reportedly accused of smuggling weapons to Pakistan, which eventually may be used in cross-border skirmishes against India. Read More
French MPs call for sanctions on Taliban officials over school ban for gir
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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Rights activist asks Taliban to reopen girls' schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): Women's rights activist Zarifa Ghafari called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools and asked the world leaders to pay attention to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and "not differentiate between Afghans and Ukrainians".
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Nearly 500 ex-Afghan officials killed, kidnapped by Taliban: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): The Taliban, after seizing power in Afghanistan, have murdered or kidnapped about 500 former Afghan officials, military personnel and those believed to have collaborated with the United States.
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UNHCR expresses concern over Taliban decree banning girls from schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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Afghanistan: Rights issues occurred before, after Taliban takeover, says U
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): Significant human rights issues occurred before and after the Taliban took over on August 15, 2021, the State Department said in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Tuesday.
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Pakistan has emerged as transit hub for global narcotic smuggling
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): Afghanistan is the prime source of opium supply to the world drug markets and Pakistan is the transport hub with drug networks operating from the country using its drug routes to reach international markets, according to an article in Islam Khabar.
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Iran asks Taliban to ensure safety of diplomatic missions in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 12 (ANI): Iran has asked the Taliban regime in Afghnaistan to ensure the security of its diplomatic assets in Kabul amid rising protests by the people against deportations of Afghan refugees.
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UN special envoy blames Taliban's ban on girls' education for negative glo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, during a briefing of the Diplomatic Corps, highlighted that the Taliban's decision to ban girls from attending secondary schools has negatively impacted the attitude of the global c
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