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Afghanistan: Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to Information
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Taliban's crackdown on journalists and media personnel continue in Afghanistan, numerous journalists in Paktia province on Friday criticized limited access to information and claimed that this has a negative influence on their operations as their basic rights to work are being challen
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Afghan women banned from university 'for not following dress code': Taliba
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The continuation of co-education and lack of observation of hijab by students were among the reason cited by Taliban minister Neda Mohammad Nadim for banning Afghan women from university, TOLO news reported.
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"Targeted discrimination" UN slams Taliban's decision to suspend women fro
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the UN and its humanitarian partners also urge the de facto authorities to reopen girls' schools beyond the sixth grade and end all measures preventing women and girls from participating fully in daily public life,
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A more pluralistic polity only way forward for Afghanistan: UN Special Rep
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is focusing on maintaining a dialogue with the Taliban in hope of a better future for Afghanistan, where everyone, women, men, girls, and boys, can live a life with dignity and equality, Otunbayeva said.
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UNAMA asks Taliban to explain rationale behind detention of women activist
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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Taliban faces social media backlash for detaining women's rights activists
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
UNAMA has further added that it is seeking to access and contact the detained activists and know their whereabouts. UNAMA has also stressed that the detainees must have the right to contact their family members even when these activists have been detained in unknown locations by the Taliban,
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"Afghans stand on precipice:" UN calls for urgent action against climate c
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"The Afghan people stand on the precipice of devastating climate projections. As COP27 opens today, the UN in Afghanistan calls for urgent collective action to halt the destructive impact of the altering climate in the country that is one of the least prepared against climate shocks but is r
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Media under threat as crimes against journalists continue in Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Surge in crime against journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its report the human rights violation of at least 200 reporters. Over 45 per cent of journalists have quit since the terrorist outfit assum
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New UNAMA chief Otunbayeva discusses rights to education, work for women w
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva met with Afghan women leaders and discussed the key issues affecting women and girls amid the economic slump, ToloNews reported citing UN Assistant Mission in
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New UNAMA chief Otunbayeva meets Taliban leaders, discusses importance of
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 17 (ANI): The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva on Sunday met with several Taliban leaders and discussed a range of issues including the importance of girls' education.
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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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Kabul mosque blast sparks global, domestic outrage
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 24 (ANI): A blast near the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city on Friday sparked strong international and domestic reactions.
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