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Afghan woman establishes carpet weaving centre in Faizabad, engaging girls
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
An Afghan woman has established a carpet weaving centre that offers about 200 other women possibilities for vocational training, especially to the girls who are left without education in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, reported TOLOnews.
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Suicide bombing kills 3, injures 12 in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Thursday claimed 3 lives and injured at least 12 people in Kandahar, TOLOnews reported citing the local authorities.
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Women in Afghanistan call on Taliban for full rights on International Wome
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
On the occasion of International Women's Day, women in Afghanistan have called on the Taliban to "ensure their rights" fully, according to TOLOnews.
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Over 96,000 Afghan migrants returned to country in one month
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has said that more than 96,000 migrants have been returned to the country from Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey in the course of one month, according to TOLOnews.
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Religious scholars, tribal elders call for reopening of schools for Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Taliban has been called upon by religious scholars and tribal leaders to open the country's institutions and universities to women right away, as their basic right to attain education continues to remain compromised, TOLOnews reported.
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800 women held in prisons in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the Taliban's atrocities on women in Afghanistan continue in various forms, including suppression of their basic rights, a TOLOnews report highlighted how out of around 19000 people who are currently held under prisons in Afghanistan, at least 800 are women.
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Afghan Red Crescent Society President urges for 'more' humanitarian aid fo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The demand for humanitarian help has intensified, said Matiul Haq Khalis, President of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), as a result of the earthquake in Herat and the forcible expulsion of immigrants from nearby nations, including Pakistan and Iran, TOLOnews reported.
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Journalists Center expresses concern over media rights violations in Afgha
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Afghanistan Journalists Centre stated that in 2023 it had documented 168 instances of journalists' rights being violated in Afghanistan, and it raised alarm about these crimes, TOLOnews reported.
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UNESCO declares 2023 deadliest year for journalists in war-torn nations, i
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In its yearly evaluation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has determined that 2023 was the deadliest year for journalists covering war-torn nations, TOLOnews reported.
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As Pakistan continue to deport Afghan refugees, 100 Families on average cr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As long as Pakistan is deporting Afghan refugees, 100 families a day on average are crossing into Afghanistan, according to officials at the refugee camps at Torkham Crossing, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Taliban calls on nations to not use Afghan refugees as 'polit
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, the Taliban urged the nations not to use Afghan immigrants as a 'political tool' on Monday, according to TOLOnews.
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Need another USD 23.6 million to help 600,000 Afghan refugees deported by
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The spokesperson of the United Nations World Food Program in Afghanistan, Ziauddin Safi, has said that the organisation requires an additional USD 23.6 million to assist 600,000 refugees deported by Pakistan, TOLOnews reported.
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