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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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Afghan women still face arrests, threats, suppression: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch has said women in Afghanistan still face arrests, threats and suppression, TOLO News reported.
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Disturbing health crisis among women in Afghan prisons: UN report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Highlighting the situation of Afghan women in prisons in a recent report, the United Nations has said that the women who are under confinement are having a detrimental impact on their health, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan: Women in Takhar demand release of women's rights activists
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
group of women in Afghanistan's Takhar province have demanded the release of women's rights activists currently detained by the Taliban-led administration.
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Afghanistan: Special women's exhibition faces challenges amid restrictions
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Women from various provinces, including Helmand, Nimruz, Herat, and Nangarhar, showcase their products, but limited attendance by women only hinders sales.
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Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan receive global criticism at
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The restrictions imposed on the Afghan women under the Taliban regime received heavy criticism from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, and the Charge d'Affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Tolo News reported on Thursday.
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EU calls for immediate release of detained women in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The European Union (EU) has called for the immediate release of women detained in Afghanistan for defending their and others’ rights and said arbitrary detentions undermine the caretaker government’s domestic legitimacy, Khaama Press reported.
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“Thin, tight, short” clothes banned in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The citizens of the province have been directed not to wear "tight, thin, and short" clothing, calling it an imitation of Western culture.
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Taliban's resurgence to power; its impact on Afghan women
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The impact of the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan has been a subject of debate globally as the de-facto authorities, after seizing power have suppressed the role of women in Afghan society, with the prohibition of women's work and education being the most major blow, Khaama Press re
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Afghan women seeking ways to restore 'hope', provide online education
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid strict restrictions on women in Afghanistan under the Taliban, many creative women and girls in the country are seeking ways to bring about change and are trying to provide online education to women, Khaama Press reported.
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"24 mothers die each day of preventable maternal mortality in Afghanistan"
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a clear warning about the situation as around 24 mothers lose their lives every day due to preventable maternal causes.
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In another regressive move, Taliban bans women from Band-e-Amir National P
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As the Taliban's atrocities continue to add to the miseries of the women in Afghanistan, the organisation has banned women from visiting Band-e-Amir National Park in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province in another regressive move, according to Khaama Press.
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