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Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen: UN agencyHalf of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice monthly. Taliban decrees have systematically dismantled women's rights since ...- Taliban have barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school since 2021: UNESCOTaliban barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since 2021. Afghanistan is the only country with such formal bans on educa...
- Five years of Taliban rule: Afghanistan’s government builds ties without recognitionTaliban authorities engage with many nations despite lacking formal international recognition. Regional countries pragmatically interact wi...
- "Haven't seen my husband...": 26-year-old American truck driver says she is moving to Afghanistan, her plan sparks concern and conspiracy theories on TikTokAlex Sunny, a 26-year-old American truck driver, is planning to move to Afghanistan soon. She claims she met her husband on Snapchat and th...
- Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officialsAfghanistan's Taliban government has banned civil servants from using smartphones in government institutions, effective June 16. Violators ...
- Taliban say it's absurd to accuse them of gender discriminationThe Taliban have denied accusations of gender discrimination and human rights violations as Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands...
- Meryl Streep stands with Afghan women at UN, says ‘a cat has more freedom than a woman in Kabul’At a UN General Assembly event, actor Meryl Streep called attention to the Taliban's restrictions on Afghan women, likening their lack of r...
- Over 13000 Afghani migrants return from Pakistan, IraqSome deported migrants alleged that despite possessing valid residency documents, they were detained by police and were forcibly returned t...
- Afghan Taliban govt says to attend next round of UN talks in DohaTaliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman...
- Taliban's decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 billion annuallyUS special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, highlighted that the Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan cost the nation over $1 ...
- Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardise the Afghan health system, group saysHuman Rights Watch has reported that Afghanistan's public health system has been severely impacted by a sharp reduction in foreign assistan...
- Iran: Lack of jobs pose major challenge to Afghan immigrant womenMillions of Afghan immigrants in Iran, especially women, face economic challenges and limited opportunities. Undocumented immigrants risk f...
- Pakistan deports over 6,500 more Afghans; total repatriated to Afghanistan touches 1,70,000: OfficialA total of 1,74,358 Afghan nationals left for Afghanistan since September 17, adding that voluntary repatriation was still underway, but th...
- India notes with concern Taliban's decision to ban women from universities in Afghanistan"We have noted with concern the reports in this regard. India has consistently supported the cause of female education in Afghanistan," Ari...
- View: How aid to Afghanistan is a dilemma for the westInstead of allaying global apprehensions about the grossly insensitive nature of their bizarre decrees, the Taliban keep on perpetuating th...
- View: Uncertain future of women’s rights in AfghanistanHistorically, women in Afghanistan enjoyed liberty and exercised all rights. It is as early as 1919 that Afghan women had their right to vo...
- Russia, China, Pakistan urge Hamid Karzai, Abdullah to form inclusive govtSeveral countries have been reiterating the Taliban to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan but the group continue to crack down on ...
- Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for AfghansAt the first high-level conference on Afghanistan since the Taliban took power a month ago, Western governments, big traditional donors and...
- ‘Taliban undermining hard earned rights of Afghan women’Under the Taliban regime women had little or no freedom in terms of civil liberties. However, the situation improved in the late 2001 when ...
- Hunted by the men they jailed, Afghanistan's women judges seek escapeThe militants, who swept into power last month as the United States withdrew its troops, banned women from most work when they last ruled t...
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