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"Taliban imposed system of widespread discrimination against women in Afgh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the Taliban have really clamped down and imposed a system of widespread discrimination against women and girls," TOLOnews reported.
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Situation of children continues to remain grim in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In its observance of children's rights around the world, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted the plight of Afghan children, adding that many of them are involved in hazardous jobs to earn for their families, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Doctors concerned over spread of infectious diseases amid mas
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Several medical professionals discussed the transmission of several infectious diseases among recently deported refugees from Pakistan, TOLOnews reported.
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Activists in Pakistan urge calling off forced deportation of Afghan refuge
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The civil society activists in Pakistan have demanded to halt the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from the country, as many of them continue to face harsh circumstances amid the ongoing situation, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Refugees in Torkham region appeal for relocation to their hom
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Refugees who have returned and taken up temporary housing in the Torkham Crossing region have urged that the present administration expedite the registration and assistance distribution processes so that they can return to their homes as soon as possible, according to TOLOnews.
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Growing food insecurity in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Food insecurity in Afghanistan is on the rise, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme, resulting in Afghanistan emerging as one of eight nations whose citizens suffer from acute food insecurity, TOLOnews said in its report.
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Afghanistan: Distribution of aid continues in quake-affected Herat
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Worldwide organisations and regional and international charities are continuing to distribute relief to all the earthquake-affected villages in Afghanistan. Food, tents, blankets, clothes, and hygiene supplies are all part of the support, reported TOLOnews.
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Afghan girls remain deprived of education, as calls to reopen schools cont
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As the Taliban continues to restrict women's rights in Afghanistan, the head of the Afghan-Turk Education Foundation in Afghanistan, Ahmed Tukur has said that the issue has again been raised with the de-facto authorities and that he is hopeful of opening of schools, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Exhibition conducted in Herat to highlight small businesses
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
An exhibition was conducted in Herat province of Afghanistan to highlight small businesses that offer employment to internally displaced people, TOLOnews reported.
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Amnesty Int'l calls on Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls in Af
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International has called on Taliban Afghanistan to take immediate steps to reopen secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan, according to TOLOnews.
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Afghan drivers criticise hike in fuel price, calls on Taliban to pay atten
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Drivers in Afghanistan have criticised the hike in the price of petrol in the country's markets, claiming that it is harming their work and have therefore, urged the Taliban to pay attention to it, TOLOnews reported.
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Protest held in Afghanistan's Nangarhar over closure of Torkham crossing
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the closure of Torkham crossing as the clashes contuinue for the 5th continous day, the people in Afghanistan's Nangarhar held protests to revolt against the ongoing situation, reported TOLOnews.
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