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Afghan women portrayed as victims, not passive bystanders: UN rights chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 11 (ANI): As the world mark International Women's Day this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has underlined the need to empower women in Afghanistan, saying that they are "not passive bystanders" and should contribute to the future of th
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Female Foreign Ministers call on Taliban to lift restrictions on Afghan wo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 10 (ANI): In a meeting held in Afghanistan, the female Foreign Ministers of at least seventeen countries across the world have expressed deep concerns regarding human rights violations and restrictions against women in Afghanistan, said a media report.
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Pak, Afghanistan and PoK 'obstructing rights of women to secular education
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Women of Jammu and Kashmir called on the international community to take notice of the "deplorable state of educational opportunities" to the women in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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Bankrupt businesswomen of Afghanistan urge Taliban for help
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 4 (ANI): Afghan businesswomen, who have gone bankrupt and lost their jobs following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, urged the Islamic Emirate to pay attention to solve their challenges, local media reported.
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Germany announces USD 140 million to support UNICEF in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 2 (ANI): To help children and women in Afghanistan who are facing severe conditions due to humanitarian crisis and harsh winters, Germany Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation on Wednesday announced USD 140 million to support United Nations International Chil
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EU Parliament hosts conference on Taliban's gender apartheid against women
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 2 (ANI): The European Union (EU) Parliament is hosting 'Afghan Women Days', a series of events from February 1st to 2nd, to address and cast light on the extremely worrying situation of women in Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power last year.
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EU Parliament to host 'Afghan Women Days', address their worrying situatio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 30 (ANI): A series of events will be hosted by the European Parliament from February 1st and 2nd to address and cast light on the extremely worrying situation for women in Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power last year.
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Taliban root cause of Afghanistan's troubles; people face most difficult s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 21 (ANI): As people residing in Afghanistan face the horrors of Taliban atrocities since the fall of Kabul, an expert believes that the Taliban are the root cause of all of Afghanistan's troubles and under their rule people are facing the most difficult scenario
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Over half million people lost jobs in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
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Afghan women despair over closed public universities, lack of employment o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI): As women in Afghanistan continue to wait for the Taliban regime to provide them with basic rights to study and work, a number of female students in eastern Nangarhar province voiced mounting despair about the lack of access to public universities and la
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Delhi: Afghan Refugees Women's Association holds protest to support female
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Afghan Refugees Women's Association on Saturday held a protest in Delhi to showcase their support to women in Afghanistan amid the Taliban's hostile takeover of the country.
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Women's rights under grave attack in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 26 (ANI): Rights of women in Afghanistan came under grave attack soon after the Taliban took control of the country unfolding a tragedy in front of the world's eyes, a media report said.
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