UAE, US issue statement on situation of women in Afghanistan

The UAE and the United States reiterated their commitments to supporting the promotion and protection of the rights...

UN says Afghanistan has turned into 'graveyard' of girls’ hopes

Amid restrictions imposed on women, and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban, the United Nations has said that the...

Taliban's decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 bn

US special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, emphasised that the Taliban's restrictive decrees on women and girls...

UN women division urges world to stand with Afghan women

The United Nations Women's Division has urged the international community to hear the voices of women and girls in...

Ban on education, work drives Afghan women to migrate

The restrictions placed on women and girls in Afghanistan have prompted them to move away from Afghanistan, leading...

UNAMA head criticizes violation of rights of Afghan women, girls

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Roza Otunbayeva has criticised the violation of the...

UN calls for assessment of restrictions on women in Afghanistan

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, has called for an assessment of the Taliban's stringent...

'International community has betrayed Afghan women': Richard Benn

Amid the worsening women's rights situation in Afghanistan, the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard...

Women, girls deserve full access to education: US envoy

Following the ban on higher education for women by the Taliban, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West...

UN report highlights discrimination against women in Afghanistan

"One of the most illustrative examples of the systematic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan today...

Central Asia-EU meet: Leaders express concern about Afghanistan

President of the European Council, Charles Michel, while speaking at the meeting, called for the establishment of an...

EU signs statement on Afghan Women's Rights

In a statement, the UN said, "In recognition of the ideals and principles and the Commission on the Status of Women,...