34 Million in Poverty Under Taliban Ruled Afghanistan: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

34 Million in Poverty Under Taliban Ruled Afghanistan: UN

News 18  

The number of Afghans in poverty nearly doubled to 34 million as the nation was racked by the collapse of the US-backed government and the Taliban takeover, the United Nations said Tuesday. The curb was extended this month to the UN’s Afghan women employees and the organisation said it faces an “appalling choice” over whether to continue its aid schemes. “If foreign aid is reduced this year, Afghanistan may fall from the cliff edge into the abyss,” the UNDP resident representative in Afghanistan, Abdallah Al Dardari, said in a statement. “If we don’t have those female colleagues, who will knock on the door and provide support and talk to Afghan women in their homes?” – Negative impact – The UN has told all Afghan citizens, both men and women, to stay away from its offices since Taliban authorities banned Afghan female UN staff from work two weeks ago. In a wide-ranging public statement ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said “the development of Afghanistan is the responsibility of Afghans”.

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UN Security Council criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education
1 week, 3 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 …

Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied

The Diplomat  

Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “The measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members." This devastating policy has stripped nearly 1.4 million young Afghan girls of their right to education, leaving 75 percent of the nation's girls without schooling. Power in Afghanistan rests solely with the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, whose strict stance on women's rights ensures …

How Taliban’s Draconian ‘Morality’ Law Targets Afghan Women, Who Are The Muhtasibs?
3 months, 2 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 …

Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban
4 months ago

Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban

Live Mint  

THE STREETS of Kabul used to be riotously, almost headache-inducingly colourful. There were billboards advertising Western wear and Punjabi salwar kameez, murals promoting women’s and children’s rights, and everywhere the black-red-green tricolour of the Afghan Republic. Black-and-white also describes Western countries’ approach to Afghanistan since their humiliating exit from the country on August 15th 2021. Islamic State Khorasan Province, a …

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, 3 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, 3 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 …

​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 …

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardise Afghanistan health system, group says
10 months, 1 week ago

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardise Afghanistan health system, group says

The Hindu  

Human Rights Watch said on February 12 that Afghanistan's public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardising the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. In a new report, the New York-based watchdog said this has left the “Afghan population increasingly vulnerable to severe …

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says
10 months, 1 week ago

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. “The loss of foreign development aid and Taliban rights violations have caused a catastrophic health crisis in Afghanistan that …

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  

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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 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 …

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price
1 year, 4 months ago

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized power as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades of war. The U.N. said they were a major obstacle to the Taliban gaining international recognition as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. But the international community will only take such …

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 …

Afghan women urge Taliban to lift ban on working in NGOs
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan women urge Taliban to lift ban on working in NGOs

Firstpost  

Women in Afghanistan who lost their jobs in non-governmental organisations by the order of the Taliban have urged the regime to remove the ban at the earliest. These women said that it is the responsibility of the Taliban government to ensure their employment to support their families, according to TOLO News. In the section that does not have any Sharia …

Afghan supreme leader says women 'saved from oppression' by Taliban
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan supreme leader says women 'saved from oppression' by Taliban

The Hindu  

Afghanistan's supreme leader said Sunday the country's women were being saved from "traditional oppressions" by the adoption of Islamic governance and their status as "free and dignified human beings" restored. In a statement marking this week's Eid al-Adha holiday, Hibatullah Akhundzada – who rarely appears in public and rules by decree from the Taliban's birthplace in Kandahar – said steps …

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible’
1 year, 6 months ago

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan warned the country’s Taliban rulers Wednesday that international recognition as the country’s legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment. Roza Otunbayeva told the U.N. Security Council that the Taliban have asked to be recognized by the United Nations and its 192 …

Afghanistan: UN expert says Taliban treatment of women could be 'gender apartheid'
1 year, 6 months ago

Afghanistan: UN expert says Taliban treatment of women could be 'gender apartheid'

Firstpost  

The UN defines gender apartheid as ’economic and social sexual discrimination against individuals because of their gender or sex' A UN expert said on Monday that the treatment of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban could amount to “gender apartheid” as their rights continue to be gravely infringed by the country’s de facto authorities. “Grave, systematic and institutionalised discrimination …

Taliban treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’: UN expert
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’: UN expert

Al Jazeera  

Taliban spokesperson rejects the report and accuses the UN and the West of ‘spreading propaganda’ against its administration. A United Nations expert said on Monday that the treatment of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban could amount to “gender apartheid” as their rights continue to be undermined by the governing authorities. “Grave, systematic and institutionalised discrimination against women and …

UN says its women workers harassed and ‘severely restricted’ in Afghanistan
1 year, 7 months ago

UN says its women workers harassed and ‘severely restricted’ 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. “This is the most recent in a series of …

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to end floggings, executions
1 year, 7 months ago

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to end floggings, executions

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A U.N. report on Monday strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power in Afghanistan, and called on the country’s rulers to halt such practices. In December 2022, Taliban authorities executed an Afghan convicted of murder, the first public execution since they took power the report said. Zabihullah Mujahid, the top …

U.N. to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women
1 year, 7 months ago

U.N. to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women

The Hindu  

The United Nations said on May 5 it will continue to keep Afghan staff working from home after the Taliban administration began enforcing a ban on Afghan women working for the world body a month ago. The U.N. had said it would review its operations and keep Afghan staff home until May 5. The Afghan people are in for a …

Report: Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Report: Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A Taliban fighter recently fired his rifle into the air at a food distribution event in Afghanistan, an example of their harassment of nongovernmental groups operating in the country, a report from a U.S. watchdog said Wednesday. The latest quarterly report from the watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan, SIGAR, cited examples of Taliban interference and harassment of …

United Nations holds Afghanistan crisis talks without Taliban
1 year, 7 months ago

United Nations holds Afghanistan crisis talks without Taliban

The Hindu  

The Taliban authorities will be absent from the U.N.-led talks on Afghanistan that open on May 1 in Qatar, as a government spokesman rejects linking international engagement with women's rights in the crisis-stricken country. In an open letter to the Doha meeting released on Sunday, a coalition of Afghan women's groups said they were "outraged" that any country would consider …

Afghan women protesters urge against foreign recognition of Taliban
1 year, 7 months ago

Afghan women protesters urge against foreign recognition of Taliban

The Hindu  

A group of Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognise the Taliban government ahead of a UN summit next week. "Recognition of Taliban — violation of women's rights," the women chanted during the march, which lasted no longer than 10 minutes and passed without confrontation with security …

Taliban say ban on women working for U.N. 'internal social matter'
1 year, 7 months ago

Taliban say ban on women working for U.N. 'internal social matter'

The Hindu  

The decision to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations was an "internal social matter", the country's Taliban authorities said on April 28, a day after the U.N. Security Council demanded they overturn the ruling. The Security Council resolution passed unanimously by all 15 Council members on April 27 said a ban on women working for the world …

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women
1 year, 7 months ago

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls, which range from severely restricting education to banning women from most jobs, public spaces and gyms. UAE Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh said over 90 countries from around the world co- Pressure mounted for …

U.N. urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women
1 year, 7 months ago

U.N. urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women

The Hindu  

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls, which range from very severely restricting education to banning women from most jobs, public spaces and gyms. The council condemned the Taliban's ban on women working for the U.N., a decision the resolution calls …

Taliban must ‘swiftly reverse’ crackdown on women’s rights: UN
1 year, 7 months ago

Taliban must ‘swiftly reverse’ crackdown on women’s rights: UN

Al Jazeera  

Security Council votes unanimously to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the UN, the latest move to restrict the lives of women and girls. The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned a ban by the Taliban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, calling on Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” a crackdown on the rights …

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls
1 year, 7 months ago

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. resolution that calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls and condemns their ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations is set to be voted on Thursday by the Security Council. In late December, the Taliban banned aid groups from employing Afghan women, and on …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs agency said. Afghanistan is facing its third consecutive year of drought, its second year of severe economic hardship and the continued consequences of decades of war and natural disasters, the U.N. Office for the …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

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 Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in …

Millions close to hunger after WFP cuts food aid to Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Millions close to hunger after WFP cuts food aid to Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Six million Afghans, the UN food agency warns, are one step away from famine as it appeals for more funds for Afghanistan. Last month, the WFP, which provides food assistance to more than 20 million Afghans, said a severe shortage of funds forced it to drastically reduce its food assistance to the South Asian country facing a humanitarian crisis. “The …

Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN

Al Jazeera  

A UN spokesperson stressed that recognition won’t be discussed after comments by the deputy UN chief sparked concern and confusion. A UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a UN spokesperson has stressed after comments by the deputy UN chief sparked concern and confusion. “The Doha conference on the …

UN says leaving Afghanistan would be ‘heartbreaking’
1 year, 8 months ago

UN says leaving Afghanistan would be ‘heartbreaking’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, the head of the U.N. Development Program said. “But it’s not about negotiating fundamental principles, human rights.” The UNDP said Tuesday that it “reaffirms its long-standing …

The Taliban again bans Afghan women aid workers. Here's how the U.N. responded
1 year, 8 months ago

The Taliban again bans Afghan women aid workers. Here's how the U.N. responded

NPR  

The Taliban again bans Afghan women aid workers. Here's how the U.N. responded Enlarge this image toggle caption Javed Tanveer/AFP via Getty Images Javed Tanveer/AFP via Getty Images On April 11, the United Nations instructed its national staff in Afghanistan — more than 3,000 men and women — to not report to offices "for their own safety, especially for our …

United Nations to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban banning women from working with UN Mission
1 year, 8 months ago

United Nations to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban banning women from working with UN Mission

The Hindu  

The United Nations said, on April 11, it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred Afghan women from working for the world organization — a veiled suggestion the U.N. could move to suspend its mission and operations in the embattled country. Last week, Afghanistan's Taliban rulers took a step further in restrictive measures they have imposed on …

Taliban ban on women has forced UN into ‘appalling choice’
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban ban on women has forced UN into ‘appalling choice’

Al Jazeera  

UN says negative consequences of the crisis for Afghan people will be the responsibility of the de facto authorities. The United Nations is being forced to make an “appalling choice” about whether to continue operations in Afghanistan while the Taliban government bans women from working for the organisation. Taliban authorities have imposed a slew of restrictions on Afghan women since …

UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The U.N. food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. “The WFP urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to continue providing assistance to people in need across Afghanistan,” the organization said. “Catastrophic …

EU links aid to Afghanistan with removal of Taliban's ban on working women
1 year, 8 months ago

EU links aid to Afghanistan with removal of Taliban's ban on working women

Firstpost  

Kabul: In an effort to persuade the Taliban regime in Kabul to reverse its decision to ban women from working, the European Union has linked aid to Afghanistan with several conditions. According to a report by Tolo News, the European Union has linked aid to Afghanistan with the removal of the ban imposed on Afghan working women by the Taliban …

UN: 3,300 Afghan staff stay home over Taliban ban on women
1 year, 8 months ago

UN: 3,300 Afghan staff stay home over Taliban ban on women

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said the 3,330 Afghan men and women it employs stayed home for a second day Thursday to protest the Taliban’s ban on U.N. female staff working in the country as it continued to press for the decision to be reversed. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric reiterated the U.N.'s insistence that all U.N. staff are needed …

UN: Ban on Afghan female staffers by Taliban unacceptable
1 year, 8 months ago

UN: Ban on Afghan female staffers by Taliban unacceptable

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations said Wednesday it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency, calling it an “unparalleled” violation of women’s rights. The Taliban decision is “an unparalleled violation of women’s rights, a flagrant breach of humanitarian principles, and a breach of international rules,” Wednesday’s statement said. “Yet despite this devastating …

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