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Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
4 months, 1 week ago

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

The Hindu  

The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said on Thursday. UNESCO said at least 1.4 million girls have been deliberately denied access to secondary education since the takeover, an increase of 300,000 since its previous count in April 2023, with more girls reaching the age limit of 12 every year. “If …

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‘Why am I being sent back?’ Hurt, anger for Afghans pushed out by Pakistan
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Why am I being sent back?’ Hurt, anger for Afghans pushed out by Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Afghans whose only home has been Pakistan are being forced to go to a country unprepared to take them in. “Didn’t Kakar and Bugti and all the other ministers come on TV and say anybody with legal documentation will not be thrown out?” he asked, showing the government-approved Afghan citizenship card he and his family members received in …

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Hitting new low with Kabul, Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghans, to leave
1 year, 2 months ago

Hitting new low with Kabul, Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghans, to leave

Firstpost  

Islamabad has received the largest influx of Afghan refugees since the Soviet invasion of Kabul in 1979. Violence in Pakistan has increased since local Taliban known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella group of hardline Sunni Islamist militants, revoked a ceasefire with the government in 2022 Pakistan on Tuesday ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the …

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UN food agency says widespread locust infestation in Afghan provinces is ‘huge concern’
1 year, 7 months ago

UN food agency says widespread locust infestation in Afghan provinces is ‘huge concern’

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The U.N. food agency is warning that a widespread locust infestation in several Afghan provinces is of “huge concern” and could possibly decimate a quarter of the wheat crop. A statement from the Food and Agriculture Organization, dated Wednesday, said that at least eight of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces have been affected by the Moroccan Locust, ranked among the …

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Taliban order fighters out of Afghan homes they took over
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban order fighters out of Afghan homes they took over

India Today  

The Taliban on Thursday ordered their fighters to leave private homes they had taken over during last month’s blitz when the group seized control of Afghanistan, an apparent effort to impose order among Taliban ranks. Meanwhile, in the capital of Kabul, the Taliban fired shots to disperse a women’s rally demanding equal rights while the regional chief for the International …

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China backs Taliban's interim govt, says necessary step to end anarchy, restore order
3 years, 3 months ago

China backs Taliban's interim govt, says necessary step to end anarchy, restore order

India Today  

China on Wednesday announced USD 31 million as aid to Afghanistan, its first after the Taliban seized power in Kabul, as it backed the Afghan militant group’s interim government, saying it is a “necessary step” to restore order and “end anarchy”. Taking part in the first meeting of Foreign Ministers of the neighbouring countries on Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi …

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