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Afghan journalists criticise lack of access to information under Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Journalists in Afghanistan have once again denounced the lack of access of information under the Taliban regime in the country and have said that it results in loss of timely coverage for them, TOLOnews reported on Saturday.
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One of 3 British detainees in Afghanistan is ex-UK soldier
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Among the three British detainees, who are currently held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan, one of them has been identified as a former United Kingdom soldier, TOLOnews reported citing a security official.
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Afghan clerics calls on Taliban to ensure access of education to women in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As Afghan females continue to suffer under Taliban's hardline regime, religious clerics of the country have called upon the Taliban to ensure access of educational opportunities, TOLOnews reported.
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OIC calls on Taliban to revisit ban on Afghan women UN staff from working
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once again revisit the ban on Afghan women staff of the UN agencies in the country from working, TOLOnews reported.
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Ban on female relief workers disabling aid-delivery in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Afghanistan has been pushed deeper into a humanitarian crisis after the Taliban banned female aid workers from working at NGOs, disabling aid delivery at a time when numerous people are in dire need of assistance in the country, TOLOnews reported.
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Women start own enterprises in Afghanistan amid restrictions on employment
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After losing their jobs to the Taliban's hardline policies, several former female employees in government institutions have started their own enterprises, TOLOnews reported.
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World should prefer to engage: Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Pressure, imposition of pressure and threats, these methods should be put aside, and they should engage with the Islamic Emirate so that the Islamic Emirate can take responsible actions regarding some issues, some laws and other issues in the world," Mujahid said, as quoted by TOLO News rep
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As repression of Afghan women goes on under Taliban, global community urge
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As the Taliban's continued repression of women in the nation, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Afghanistan's permanent representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, criticised the Taliban's ban on women and girls attending school and called for women in Afghanistan to be given access to educa
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Unemployment, poverty forces hundreds of Afghans to flee abroad
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Poverty and high rates of unemployment in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule have been pushing the natives to flee the country and move abroad in order to find jobs for survival, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghan people indulge in carpet weaving amid economic crisis
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid the rise in economic instability in the country, several natives of Afghanistan have shifted to carpet weaving in order to support their families and fend for their regular needs, TOLOnews reported.
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Campaign to destroy poppy fields begins in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Our operation is underway and hundreds of acres of land has been cleared of poppy in different districts," said Hayatullah Rouhani, head of the counter narcotics department of Herat, as quoted by TOLO News.
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Swedish Committee for Afghanistan calls on Taliban to end ban on female ed
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As the Taliban continues to put restrictions on the basic rights of women in the country, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) demanded that the de facto authorities" in Afghanistan "prioritise investing in education as a crucial component for Afghanistan's development, TOLOnews repor
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