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Cases of mental illness on rise in Afghanistan's Herat, incidence highest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Afghanistan has witnessed a surge in cases of mental illness in recent months of which 80 per cent of the patients are women from nearly 100 people who visit the hospital on a regular basis, TOLOnews quoted Qadem Mohammadi, head of the mental health ward in Herat's provincial hospital as say
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Ban on Afghan women from working by Taliban paralyzes NGO work in Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban issued a decree banning Afghan women from working in NGOs, several international humanitarian organizations have claimed that their regular operations are disabled in the country due to harsh impositions on women, Khaama Press reported.
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Pak court orders release of at least 400 Afghan Refugees, includes 257 chi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After Afghan refugees in Pakistan complained of ill-treatment by the Pakistani police, in Pakistan's Karachi city ordered the release of 405 Afghan nationals, TOLO news quoted the Afghanistan consulate in Karachi as saying.
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Tribal elders call for reopening of education centres for women in Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Taliban's crackdown on Afghan women continues to persist, some Tribal elders in the Khost province of Afghanistan urged the authorities to reopen education centres for women and allow them to work in government and non-governmental organizations, TOLO news reported.
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11.6 million Afghan women, girls are no longer receiving vital aid: US env
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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UN refugee agency seeks reversal of ban on women aid workers in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 500 women staff work with UNHCR's 19 NGO partners in Afghanistan, serving nearly a million women and girls. The most recent restrictions will force the UN Refugee Agency to temporarily stop critical activities in support of Afghan people, especially women and children.
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Following Taliban's crackdown on women, German non-profit organizations su
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban banned women from working with NGOs, and international organizations from going to work, German non-profit groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan, joining a long list of other humanitarian organisations that have done the same, Khaama Press reported.
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Year Ender 2022: All we know about Afghanistan, Taliban takeover, crisis t
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15 last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes like barring girls from education, restriction on press, imposition of repressive policies which led to acute humanitarian crisis.
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"Deeply alarmed": UNSC on Taliban's suspension of access to universities f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday said that it is "deeply alarmed" by the reports that the Taliban have prohibited women and girls from attending universities, and it reiterated its serious concerns regarding the Taliban's decision to close all schools up to and includ
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Education institutes face economic slump as Taliban suspends higher educat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Out of 140 Private universities that are functional in Afghanistan, at least 35 are at risk of collapse as the educational institutes in the country are facing an economic slump following the suspension of women attending universities by the Taliban, Tolo news reported.
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End destructive policies against Afghan women, UN rights chief urges
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On 24 December, the de facto authorities issued a decree banning women from working in NGOs, TOLOnews reported. This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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UN seeks clarity from Taliban over ban on women from working in NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 2 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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