'Taliban detained and harassed our female staff in Afghanistan,' says UN
2 years, 3 months ago

'Taliban detained and harassed our female staff in Afghanistan,' says UN

Firstpost  

“There has been an emerging pattern of harassment of Afghan UN female staff by the de facto authorities,” the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a statement The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaining three women for questioning on Monday. “There has been an emerging pattern of harassment of Afghan UN female staff by the de facto authorities,” the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a statement. Citing an example, UNAMA said three Afghan women working for the organisation were “singled out and temporarily detained for questioning” by armed security agents of the authorities on Monday. “There’s no country in the world where women and girls have so rapidly been deprived of their fundamental human rights purely because of gender.” Taliban have enforced strict rules on women, including shutting girls’ secondary schools The Taliban have enforced strict rules on women, including shutting girls’ secondary schools in most provinces and barring women from many government jobs.

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The Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from womenUntitled Story
4 days, 5 hours ago

The Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from womenUntitled Story

Live Mint  

Last month the Taliban published a new consolidated code of religious laws. Nasiba, a 28-year-old midwife in Badghis, in the north-west of the country, says that after three years under the Taliban she feels “a sense of hopelessness, loneliness". The new religious code is a “pivotal moment", says Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, who …

UN Security Council criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education
1 week, 4 days ago

UN Security Council criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education

Hindustan Times  

The UN Security Council has said it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, told the council this week that women and girls are “facing progressive erasure from almost …

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education
1 week, 4 days ago

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council said Friday it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. In a resolution adopted unanimously Friday, the Security Council criticized not only the medical education ban but the Taliban’s …

'Afghanistan is a pot with no cover; anything can fall in it, anything can be taken'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Afghanistan is a pot with no cover; anything can fall in it, anything can be taken'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Afghan women’s rights activist Mahbouba Seraj gave her take on China, Russia and other foreign actors’ growing ties with the Taliban. Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday issued strong backing for Afghanistan at a regional conference, while making no mention of human rights abuses by the country’s Taliban leaders. In an exclusive conversation with …

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Afghan human rights activist Mahbouba Seraj narrates how the Taliban’s new ban has taken the country by surprise On October 26, the women in Afghanistan faced another brunt from the Taliban regime after they were barred from technically “hearing each other”. The Taliban’s Minister of Vice and Virtue, Khalid Hanafi, issued a new ban …

Taliban further restricts women's voices with ban on praying aloud in front of other women
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Taliban further restricts women's voices with ban on praying aloud in front of other women

ABC  

The Taliban has extended restrictions on Afghan women's voices by banning them from praying loudly or reciting the Koran in front of other women. She noted that Afghan women defied the restrictions announced in August, using hashtags like #MyVoiceIsNotForbidden to protest the Taliban's description of a woman's voice as "awra", or a private part of the body. "Banning even women's …

Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban minister for the propagation …

Western nations should evacuate Afghan policewomen who faced sexual abuse, says HRW
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Western nations should evacuate Afghan policewomen who faced sexual abuse, says HRW

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nato member nations should evacuate …

Meryl Streep says cats have more rights than women in Afghanistan
3 months ago

Meryl Streep says cats have more rights than women in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She joined several prominent Afghan women activists at the …

The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls in Afghanistan is unparalleled and will jeopardize the country’s future, the U.N. rights chief warned Monday. Volker Türk said new morality laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, along with sweeping bans on education and most jobs, were outrageous and amounted to systematic gender persecution. The Taliban …

How Taliban’s Draconian ‘Morality’ Law Targets Afghan Women, Who Are The Muhtasibs?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How Taliban’s Draconian ‘Morality’ Law Targets Afghan Women, Who Are The Muhtasibs?

News 18  

How miserable are women in Afghanistan can be understood from the fact that the Taliban have passed a new “morality” law — ‘Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’ — which imposes its interpretation of sharia or Islamic law on people and bans women from showing any part of their bodies or faces in public. Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada …

UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations will continue to engage all stakeholders in Afghanistan, including the Taliban, a U.N. spokesman said, even though Afghanistan’s rulers issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and severed ties with the U.N. mission after it criticized them. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric in New York defended the United Nations Assistance Mission in …

U.N. 'concerned' by Afghanistan morality law
4 months ago

U.N. 'concerned' by Afghanistan morality law

The Hindu  

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was "concerned" about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women. "It is a distressing vision for Afghanistan's future, where moral inspectors have discretionary powers to threaten and detain anyone based on broad and sometimes vague lists of infractions," said Roza Otunbayeva, head of …

Taliban bans UN special rapporteur who sought education for girls from entering Afghanistan
4 months ago

Taliban bans UN special rapporteur who sought education for girls from entering Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban has banned UN …

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

CNN  

CNN — Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report. The Taliban’s so-called morality police have curtailed human rights – disproportionately targeting women and girls – creating a “climate of fear and intimidation,” said the report by the UN …

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, Taliban says before U.N.-led talks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, Taliban says before U.N.-led talks

The Hindu  

Taliban authorities said on June 29 that demands over women's rights were "Afghanistan's issues" to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry. The Taliban government, which has imposed restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the U.N. has described as "gender apartheid", will send its first delegation to the …

Taliban attends U.N.-led meeting on Afghanistan, with women excluded
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban attends U.N.-led meeting on Afghanistan, with women excluded

LA Times  

Zabihullah Mujahid, center right, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government, speaks with Uzbekistan Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Ismatullah Irgashev on Sunday in Doha, Qatar. A Taliban delegation on Sunday attended a United Nations-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after organizers said women would be excluded from the gathering. The Taliban was not invited to the first meeting, and U.N. …

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, says Taliban government before UN-led talks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, says Taliban government before UN-led talks

India Today  

Taliban authorities said on Saturday that demands over women's rights were "Afghanistan's issues" to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry. The Taliban government, which has imposed restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the UN has described as "gender apartheid", will send its first delegation to the third …

Women's rights will be raised at UN meeting being attended by Taliban: UN official
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Women's rights will be raised at UN meeting being attended by Taliban: UN official

The Hindu  

The United Nations political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying on June 26 that women's rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo stressed to a small group of reporters that the two-day meeting starting on Sunday …

Women’s rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Women’s rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying Wednesday that women’s rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo stressed to a small group of reporters that the two-day meeting starting Sunday is …

The Taliban confirm they will attend a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Taliban confirm they will attend a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Tuesday confirmed their delegation will attend an upcoming U.N.-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after the organizers said last week that women would be excluded from the gathering. The meeting on June 30 and July 1 is the third U.N.- The Taliban were not invited to the first and the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar

The Hindu  

The United Nations' top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women's rights are certain to be raised. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Tirana Hassan said that, in the face of the Taliban's tightening repression of women and girls, the …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Tirana Hassan said that, in the face of the Taliban’s tightening repression of women …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar

The Independent  

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UN rapporteur calls for Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ to be codified as crime against humanity
6 months ago

UN rapporteur calls for Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ to be codified as crime against humanity

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban should be held …

​Afghanistan in a state of gender apartheid as women's rights are being picked apart
8 months, 1 week ago

​Afghanistan in a state of gender apartheid as women's rights are being picked apart

Hindustan Times  

In March 2024 Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, broadcast a message about resuming public stoning and flogging women to death as punishments for adultery-related crimes. It was reminiscent of the Taliban’s first stint in power in Kabul from 1996-2001, during which women and girls were barred from education, employment and going out in public without a …

Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals

Al Jazeera  

Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in private spaces to demand that harsh restrictions on their freedoms be lifted, despite recent Taliban crackdowns on protests that have seen activists detained. On Friday, Richard Bennett, the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan, called on the Taliban government “to immediately and unconditionally release all those who have been …

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

Hindustan Times  

UNITED NATIONS — More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. HT Image A statement by 11 of the 15 council members condemned the Taliban’s repression …

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. A statement by 11 of the 15 council members condemned the Taliban’s repression of women …

Afghan women fear going out alone due to Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians, UN says
10 months, 1 week ago

Afghan women fear going out alone due to Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians, UN says

The Hindu  

Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their home alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan. Women said they increasingly fear going to public spaces owing to the threat arrest and the “long-lasting stigma and shame” associated with being taken into police custody. Heather …

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, says UN
10 months, 1 week ago

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, says UN

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan. A spokesman from the Vice and Virtue Ministry, the Taliban’s morality police that enforces such decrees, said it was “nonsense and untrue” that women are scared …

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, U.N. says
10 months, 1 week ago

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, U.N. says

LA Times  

Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the United Nations mission in Afghanistan. The Taliban — which took over Afghanistan in 2021 during the final weeks of U.S. and NATO withdrawal from the country — have barred women from most …

Taliban enforcing restrictions on single Afghan women: U.N. report
11 months ago

Taliban enforcing restrictions on single Afghan women: U.N. report

The Hindu  

The Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don't have a male guardian, according to a U.N. report published on January 22. In its latest quarterly report, covering October to December last year, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said the Taliban are cracking down on Afghan women who are single or …

Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch accuses Taliban of intensifying freedom curbs
11 months, 1 week ago

Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch accuses Taliban of intensifying freedom curbs

Firstpost  

According to a recent study by Human Rights Watch, the Taliban has increased their efforts to repress human rights in Afghanistan, particularly those of women. Human Rights Watch highlighted the need for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, stating that the country’s almost two-thirds of the population are in need of it because of the country’s economic struggles. Human Rights Watch has …

UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged Islamic headscarf violations
11 months, 2 weeks ago

UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged Islamic headscarf violations

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said Thursday it was deeply concerned by recent arbitrary arrests and detentions by the Taliban government of women and girls for allegedly violating dress codes regarding the Islamic headscarf, or hijab. The Taliban said last week that female police officers have been taking women into custody for wearing “bad hijab.” It …

Taliban arrests women for wearing 'bad hijab', says they violate Islamic values
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban arrests women for wearing 'bad hijab', says they violate Islamic values

Op India  

The Taliban arrested women in Kabul for wearing “bad hijab” as part of their efforts to reinforce Afghanistan’s severe female dress code regulations, a spokesman at the country’s vice and virtue ministry said on Thursday, January 4. Taliban arrest women for 'bad hijab' in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power https://t.co/ttfn7mLHz2 — CTV News January 4, …

‘Unnecessary’: Taliban Slams UNSC’s Decision to Appoint Gender and Human Rights Envoy
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Unnecessary’: Taliban Slams UNSC’s Decision to Appoint Gender and Human Rights Envoy

News 18  

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council’s plan for a special envoy to promote gender and human rights in the country as “unnecessary”. On Friday, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling for the appointment of a special envoy for Afghanistan to increase engagement with the country and its Taliban leaders. But foreign ministry spokesman …

UN special envoy calls for more direct engagement with Taliban regime in Afghanistan
1 year ago

UN special envoy calls for more direct engagement with Taliban regime in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations Security Council …

Taliban officials sending Afghan women to prison to 'protect' them from gender-based violence: UN
1 year ago

Taliban officials sending Afghan women to prison to 'protect' them from gender-based violence: UN

India TV News  

A UN report published on Thursday made an astounding claim that women in Afghanistan were sent to prison by Taliban officials in order to 'protect' them from gender-based violence. "Confining women who are already in a situation of vulnerability in a punitive environment would also likely have a negative impact on their mental and physical health, re-victimisation and put them …

Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report
1 year ago

Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report

The Independent  

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Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a ‘deadly situation’ during quakes, UN official says
1 year, 2 months ago

Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a ‘deadly situation’ during quakes, UN official says

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Women and girls are in a “not only difficult. but deadly” situation following recent earthquakes in Afghanistan because of the humanitarian and civil rights crises in the country since the Taliban seized power, a U.N. official said Sunday. Many women also have difficulty obtaining humanitarian aid if they don’t have male relative who can access it on …

Afghan NGO says it’s working with the UN for the quick release of 18 staff detained by the Taliban
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghan NGO says it’s working with the UN for the quick release of 18 staff detained by the Taliban

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An Afghanistan-based nonprofit said Saturday it is working with the United Nations and others for the swift release of 18 staffers, including a foreigner, detained by the Taliban. The International Assistance Mission said the 18 people were detained on two separate occasions this month from its office in central Ghor province and taken to the capital, Kabul. “We …

The Taliban have detained 18 staff, including a foreigner, from an Afghanistan-based NGO, it says
1 year, 3 months ago

The Taliban have detained 18 staff, including a foreigner, from an Afghanistan-based NGO, it says

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have detained 18 staffers, including a foreigner, from a nongovernmental organization based in Afghanistan, the nonprofit group said Friday. The Taliban introduced harsh measures and barred Afghan women from education beyond the sixth grade as well as from public life and work, including working for NGOs. The International Assistance Mission said 18 of its staff …

The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief
1 year, 3 months ago

The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, including women and girls experiencing “immeasurably cruel” oppression, the U.N.'s human rights chief said Tuesday. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that human rights are in a state of collapse in Afghanistan more than two years after the Taliban returned to …

Now, Taliban stops women from sightseeing: All ways Afghan women’s rights have been suppressed
1 year, 3 months ago

Now, Taliban stops women from sightseeing: All ways Afghan women’s rights have been suppressed

Firstpost  

Since coming to power in August 2021, the Taliban government has made a number of moves to suppress the rights of Afghan women. Human Rights Watch’s Associate Women’s Rights Director Heather Barr called the decision to ban women “cruel in a very intentional way”. “Step by step the walls are closing in on women as every home becomes a prison.” …

More than 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed since Taliban takeover, U.N. says
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed since Taliban takeover, U.N. says

The Hindu  

More than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday. UNAMA documented at least 800 human rights violations against former Afghan government officials and security forces between August 15, 2021, when the Taliban seized power, and the …

Over 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed under Taliban, U.N. says
1 year, 4 months ago

Over 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed under Taliban, U.N. says

LA Times  

Taliban fighters wave a flag from a patrol vehicle during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan. More than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. UNAMA documented …

United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education
1 year, 4 months ago

United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education

The Hindu  

The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the United Nations special envoy for global education said. Gordon Brown told a virtual UN press conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15 that its rulers are responsible for “the …

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

The Independent  

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UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday. Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies, the U.N. mission in …

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