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Afghanistan: FAO warns of severe locust outbreak across 8 provinces
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued a warning about a widespread Moroccan locust outbreak across eight provinces in Afghanistan's wheat-growing north and northeast region, Khaama Press reported.
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China asks Taliban to protect rights, interests of women in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin while speaking at a press conference on May 10, urged the Taliban to take a firmer stance on countering terrorism.
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UNICEF warns of critical funding gap for treatment of malnutrition in Afgh
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Thousands of malnourished children in Afghanistan face severe consequences because of a critical funding gap, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Melanie Galvin, UNICEF's Chief of Nutrition, said on the organization's official Twitter account on Thursday that it urgent
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Conditions for reopening schools for girls above Grade 6 still unsuitable:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Sayed Habibullah Agha said that the final decision regarding the reopening of the schools will be made by religious clerics.
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Taliban has imposed 'severe restrictions' on movement of female UN employe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The measures will have disastrous effects on Afghanistan's prosperity, stability, peace, and future, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its report
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Muslim world condemns Taliban's ban on higher education for women: US Stat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Blinken said: "When the Taliban enacted restrictive bans on higher education for women, governments from across the Muslim world spoke up to condemn the Taliban's decision," and that they argued that the actions were inhumane and contrary to Islamic beliefs.
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Unstable, volatile Afghanistan causes worry to UN
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Worsening human rights, in particular women's and girls' rights, poverty, hunger, terrorism and the spread of drug trafficking are among the issues that the people of Afghanistan have been facing under Taliban rule.
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China, Pakistan include Taliban-ruled Afghanistan in Belt and Road Initiat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
China has also considered Afghanistan's membership and participation in the BRI, with a delegation from Afghanistan participating in its forum in 2017. Afghan delegations have also been participating in Russian economic and trade development forums.
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Afghanistan: Female students urge Taliban to open schools yet again
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Female students in Afghanistan have urged the Taliban once again to let them attend schools as schools above grade 6 in Afghanistan have been closed for females for over twenty months now, TOLOnews reported.
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UN calls on Taliban to halt flogging, executions in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Human Rights Chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Fiona Frazer, in a statement said the Taliban's corporal punishment is against international law.
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Barred from schools, universities female students start own businesses in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for female students in Afghanistan, some have launched their own enterprises in order to support their families, economically, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghan acting FM advices Pakistan, TTP to sit for dialogue
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Muttaqi also said that Afghanistan's territory will not be allowed to be used against any country, adding that "Pakistan and Afghanistan have to jointly invest in infrastructure, especially railways, and corridor projects".
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