Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
1 year, 3 months ago

Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside

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 In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different. One, sent from Afghanistan where women are now banned by the Taliban from participating in sports, consists of about 130 all-male athletes, who will participate in 17 different sports, including volleyball, judo and wrestling, Atel Mashwani, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Afghanistan’s Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press. Another, competing under the black, red and green flag of the elected government the Taliban toppled in 2021, is drawn from the diaspora of Afghan athletes around the world, and includes 17 women, according to Hafizullah Wali Rahimi, the president of Afghanistan's National Olympic Committee from before the Taliban took over. Rahimi, who now works from outside Afghanistan but is still recognized by many countries as its official representative on Olympic matters, told reporters at the team's official arrival ceremony late Thursday that the athletes are there for the love of sports.

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Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home
1 week, 1 day ago

Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home

The Independent  

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Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home
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Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home

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Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women
1 week, 4 days ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women

Al Jazeera  

Ministry of Economy warns that any NGO that does not comply will have its activities suspended and its licence revoked. The Taliban government says it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations employing women in Afghanistan. The directive came two years after the government told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they did not adhere …

'Afghanistan needs educated women too': Top cricketers demand reversal of Taliban's ban on women education
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1 month ago

'Afghanistan needs educated women too': Top cricketers demand reversal of Taliban's ban on women education

Firstpost  

The Taliban administration, earlier this week, banned women from pursuing nursing and midwifery courses. After they were barred from education beyond secondary school as part of restrictions labelled “gender apartheid” by the UN, women flocked to these health institutions, one of the only avenues left open for them A mother holds her child as she rests in her arms, while …

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan
1 month ago

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of 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. Here is a list of activities from which Afghan …

Taliban bans women from training as midwives
1 month ago

Taliban bans women from training as midwives

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women …

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

First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris
5 months ago

First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — Zakia Khudadadi has spent most of her life breaking through glass ceilings. I want to show strength to all women and girls in Afghanistan.” Khudadadi is competing for the Refugee Paralympic Team, while other athletes are seeking medals under Afghanistan’s flag, such as Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi. The International Paralympic Committee originally issued a statement saying the Afghan …

Afghan women cricketers seek ICC help to form refugee team
6 months, 1 week ago

Afghan women cricketers seek ICC help to form refugee team

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 Afghan women cricketers have asked …

​Afghanistan in a state of gender apartheid as women's rights are being picked apart
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic
9 months, 1 week ago

Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic

Al Jazeera  

Spring has arrived in Afghanistan, and Afghan children have returned to their schools to begin a new academic year. On March 21, 2022, the Taliban promised to reopen all schools in Afghanistan, seemingly ending the temporary ban it had placed on girls attending secondary school since its return to power seven months earlier.Two days later, while many girls were enthusiastically …

Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals
10 months 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 …

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

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Asian Games: Taliban send all-male team but Afghanistan women come from outside
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Taliban send all-male team but Afghanistan women come from outside

Firstpost  

Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life such as parks, gyms and work and cracked down on media freedoms. One, sent from Afghanistan where women are now banned by the Taliban from participating in sports, consists of about 130 all-male athletes, who will participate in 17 different sports, including volleyball, judo and wrestling, Atel Mashwani, a Taliban-appointed …

Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
1 year, 3 months ago

Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside

Associated Press  

HANGZHOU, China — In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different. One, sent from Afghanistan where women are now banned by the Taliban from participating in sports, consists of about 130 all-male athletes, who will participate in 17 different sports, including …

Afghanistan marks two years of women and girls being banned from schools: ‘Hopeless and broken’
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan marks two years of women and girls being banned from schools: ‘Hopeless and broken’

The Independent  

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2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans
1 year, 3 months ago

2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. The Taliban stopped girls’ education beyond sixth grade because they said it didn’t comply with their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. Their perspective on girls’ education partly comes from a specific school …

Now, Taliban stops women from sightseeing: All ways Afghan women’s rights have been suppressed
1 year, 4 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.” …

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering popular Band-e-Amir national park for THIS reason
1 year, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering popular Band-e-Amir national park for THIS reason

India TV News  

In a latest crackdown on freedom of women in Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban has now decided to ban the entry of women in the Band-e-Amir, one of the country's most popular national parks in Bamiyan province, according to the a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. Vice and Virtue Ministry spokesperson Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif on Saturday a report …

Taliban bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade

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

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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 …

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 …

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls
1 year, 8 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 …

Taliban bans women from taking part in Eid celebrations in 2 provinces: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban bans women from taking part in Eid celebrations in 2 provinces: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. This comes as Taliban banned families and women from dining in establishments with gardens and outdoor space in the Herat region of Afghanistan, it was earlier reported. Taliban also stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, claiming that the use …

Afghan women deserve a Nobel Peace Prize
1 year, 9 months ago

Afghan women deserve a Nobel Peace Prize

Al Jazeera  

Under the Taliban regime, Afghan women are facing growing hostility and restrictions, but they continue to resist. Indeed, Fatima has emerged as a symbol of women and girls’ struggle for their rights under the Taliban regime. Afghan women have been banned from going to parks, gyms, and other public places and from working in nongovernmental organisations and certain government institutions. …

International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women
1 year, 10 months ago

International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women

Al Jazeera  

Eighty percent of school-aged Afghan girls and young women – totalling 2.5 million people – continue to be out of school. The United Nations on Wednesday said Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their homes. “It has been distressing to witness their …

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions
1 year, 11 months ago

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions

The Hindu  

Jamila, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment. The January 2023 high-level U.N. delegation led by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called on the Taliban …

UN’s top woman in Afghanistan for talks on Taliban crackdown
1 year, 11 months ago

UN’s top woman in Afghanistan for talks on Taliban crackdown

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The highest-ranking woman in the United Nations arrived in Kabul on Tuesday at the head of a delegation promoting the rights of women and girls, a response to the recent crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, a former Nigerian Cabinet minister and a Muslim, was joined by Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, …

Women's rights not priority, says Taliban month after education ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's rights not priority, says Taliban month after education ban

India Today  

The Taliban has said in a statement that overturning restrictions on women is not a priority for the administration in Afghanistan, days after denying there would be a permanent university education ban on women. READ | Afghan women athletes barred from playing sports, fear Taliban threats The Taliban said on Saturday that it would not permit any act that violates …

Threats, intimidation, bans. Afghan women athletes face life without sport under the Taliban
1 year, 11 months ago

Threats, intimidation, bans. Afghan women athletes face life without sport under the Taliban

LA Times  

Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports said they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in their sports. The ban on sports is part of the Taliban’s escalating …

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. “Since the Taliban came, I feel like I’m dead.” A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told The Associated Press they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not …

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats

The Hindu  

Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. “Since the Taliban came, I feel like I’m dead.” A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told The Associated Press they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in …

Afghan women athletes barred from playing sports, fear Taliban threats
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan women athletes barred from playing sports, fear Taliban threats

India Today  

Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. “Since the Taliban came, I feel like I’m dead.” A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told The Associated Press they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in …

The Taliban haven’t changed their spots | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

The Taliban haven’t changed their spots | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

By banning women from attending universities and colleges, the Taliban have proved that their ideological motivations matter more than international opinion. In September last year, one month after taking power again, the Taliban banned girls from attending secondary schools. In November, the Taliban banned women from visiting public parks, hamams and gymnasiums. Many countries and the United Nations Security Council …

2022: The year Taliban cracked down on women’s rights
2 years ago

2022: The year Taliban cracked down on women’s rights

Al Jazeera  

As the year was drawing to a close, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan dealt what may have been the final blow to women’s education – banning women from universities. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including women, fled the country, fearing a repeat of the Taliban’s brutal record in power in the 1990s. The international community has urged the group to …

UN asks Taliban to reverse education ban for women and stop ‘relentless misogyny’
2 years ago

UN asks Taliban to reverse education ban for women and stop ‘relentless misogyny’

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 …

UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women
2 years ago

UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women

News 18  

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, urging the country’s Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations. “No country can develop — indeed survive — socially and economically with half its …

‘Sense of helplessness’ for Afghan women on Taliban NGO work ban
2 years ago

‘Sense of helplessness’ for Afghan women on Taliban NGO work ban

Al Jazeera  

Alia, an Afghan mental health professional, said the Taliban’s ban on women working with NGOs hurts the vulnerable. “When I think about those people, I feel unwell and I think my heart will burst from the pain.” ‘Discriminatory towards half of the population’ In response to the Taliban’s ban on women working, several international NGOs operating in Afghanistan, including Alia’s …

UN official, Taliban minister meet on Afghan women NGO ban
2 years ago

UN official, Taliban minister meet on Afghan women NGO ban

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The top U.N. official in Kabul met with a Taliban government minister in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, following a decision by the country’s new rulers to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations, the U.N. mission said. The measure — the latest in restrictions on women’s rights and freedoms in Afghanistan — was announced on Saturday by …

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
2 years ago

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

The Hindu  

The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. Also Saturday, Taliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women in the western city of Herat, eyewitnesses said. Afghan women have …

Taliban orders NGOs to send women workers home
2 years ago

Taliban orders NGOs to send women workers home

Al Jazeera  

The ban comes days after the Taliban-run government ordered universities to suspend classes for women until further notice. So, obviously, comprehensive humanitarian aid and assistance to population cannot be delivered in situation that operating principles are violated.” Speaking to Reuters news agency, Alakbarov said contracted NGOs carried out most of the UN’s activities and that their work would be heavily …

Taliban fighters point guns at Afghan women, tell them to go home after university ban
2 years ago

Taliban fighters point guns at Afghan women, tell them to go home after university ban

India Today  

Taliban fighters are pointing guns at young Afghan women and telling them to go home after they enforced a country-wide university ban this week. pic.twitter.com/TawZk8iFE6 — Shabnam Nasimi December 22, 2022 Now, Taliban fighters are taking to the streets and pointing guns at young women and forcing them to walk back home from universities, The Independent reported. “A female student …

Afghanistan: Ban on Women's Education Temporary, New Curriculum Soon, Say Top Taliban Sources
2 years ago

Afghanistan: Ban on Women's Education Temporary, New Curriculum Soon, Say Top Taliban Sources

News 18  

The ban on women from studying in public and private universities in Afghanistan was temporary and the Taliban will soon return with a new curriculum for their education. Top sources in the Taliban told CNN-News18 that the ban on women’s education in universities, which was announced on Tuesday, is temporary. According to a letter by the Taliban’s higher education minister, …

Male Afghan students walk away from exam to protest Taliban's ban on women's education
2 years ago

Male Afghan students walk away from exam to protest Taliban's ban on women's education

India Today  

Male students at Afghanistan’s Nangarhar University walked away from their exams in a show of solidarity with the female students to protest the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education. The Taliban's higher education ministry ordered an indefinite ban on university education for women in Afghanistan in the latest crack down on women's rights and freedoms, drawing strong international condemnation. The announcement …

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights
2 years ago

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights

Al Jazeera  

Group has backtracked on promises to guarantee certain rights for girls and women since its return to power last year. May 2022: Stay at home Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhunzada orders women on May 7 to fully cover themselves, including their faces, in public and generally stay at home. August 2022: Protests break out Taliban fighters beat women protesters chanting …

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said on December 20, 2022, the latest edict cracking down on their rights and freedoms. Despite initially promising a more moderate rule and women's and minority rights, the Taliban have widely implemented their harsh interpretation of Islamic law, or …

Taliban bans all women from university in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Taliban bans all women from university in Afghanistan

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Returning to power after 20 years, the hardline clerical regime sought to insist that it would …

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The US and UK criticised the ban, which the Taliban says preserves ‘national interest’ and women’s ‘honour’. ‘Feeling this pain’ The Taliban has defended its decision, saying such restrictions have been done to preserve “national interest” and women’s “honour”. Confirmation of the university restrictions came the same evening as a UN Security Council session on Afghanistan, at which the UN …

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