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UNHCR shuts Afghan aid centers over women staff restrictions
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
UNHCR has closed several aid centers in Afghanistan due to restrictions on women employees, saying it cannot operate effectively without them. Women's rights activists warn the decision will hurt the economy, while the Taliban criticises aid agencies for linking assistance to conditions.
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Taliban continues to restrict rights of women and girls: UN report
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The seven-page report that covers the period from May to June highlighted the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women.
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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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Patience is running out, says UN envoy on engagement with Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): Patience is running out for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with the Taliban, the UN deputy representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan: Taliban replaces acting education minister in reshuffle
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 21 (ANI): Amid a global call for the reopening of secondary schools for girls, the Taliban's supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has reshuffled several national and provincial positions, including the acting education minister.
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UN's deputy rep to Afghanistan Potzel calls for formation of inclusive gov
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): The deputy head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Markus Potzel, called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and said that the Taliban must obtain domestic recognition to be recognized by the international comm
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UN chief voices deep concern over series of blasts in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 19 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his deep concern over a series of blasts in Afghanistan that killed and injured more than 250 people this month.
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UN deplores deadly Kabul mosque attack
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): The UN mission in Afghanistan has condemned a fatal attack in Kabul that ripped through the crowded mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring dozens of others.
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Four people injured as bomb fitted in vehicle exploded in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): At least four people including two Islamic Emirate forces were injured in an explosion that took place near an electronic Identity card centre in Kabul on Saturday.
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Sikh minority in Afghanistan continues to face attacks by Islamic terroris
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): The recent attack at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in the capital city of Afghanistan once again showed how the minority Sikh community in the country remains a soft target for terrorists.
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Afghanistan: UN female staff 'directed' to wear hijab at office in Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 18 (ANI): As the Taliban regime in Afghanistan continues to clench the rights of Afghan women, the newest decree ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab.
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UN special envoy holds dialogue with women representatives in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 30 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, on Wednesday, held a dialogue with women students and representatives in Kabul.
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