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UN seeks clarity from Taliban over ban on women from working in NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On Saturday, the Taliban regime ordered all local and foreign NGOs to stop female employees from coming to work in the country. The Taliban-led Ministry of Economy (MOE) ordered all national and international non-government organizations to suspend the jobs of female employees until further
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Afghan Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On Wednesday, the UN mission in Afghanistan expressed the outrage of millions of Afghans and the international community over the decision by the Islamic outfit and called on the de facto authorities to revoke the decision immediately.
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Activists in Turkey calls on world to focus on Afghan human rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): A number of human rights activists in Turkey called on the international community to pay attention to women's rights, particularly girls' access to education, in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Taliban clarifies restriction on women to visit public parks
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): After attracting widespread criticism and concerns raised by Afghan women over the new rule to limit the entry of women in parks, the Taliban on Monday clarified that the imposition of the new rule to separate the visiting days for men and women is to
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Afghanistan: Taliban detained former military officer, says family
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI): The family of a former military officer of the Afghan Defense Ministry, Layiq Saifi said that he is still incommunicado, 24 days after the Taliban detained him.
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Facing critical human rights challenges, Afghanistan at a crossroads, says
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said today the country faced serious human rights challenges and urged the de facto authorities to take the path that brings stability and freedom to al
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European Parliament strongly condemns education ban for girls
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed deep concern over the Taliban's recent decision to indefinitely extend the ban on allowing girls in seventh grade and above to attend school.
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Afghan diaspora living in Germany hold protests against Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hamburg [Germany] September 12 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans living in Germany held demonstrations in Hamburg against the Taliban and urged the international community to put pressure on the group to ensure women rights in Afghanistan and to protect the country's honour.
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