Afghanistan
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Since the de facto authority of the Taliban took over power in mid-August 2021 following the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, women and girls have been experiencing tougher restrictions in terms of freedom of expression, education, work, tra...
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Ugandan guards who worked for US security firms to protect the American government’s buildings, bases and facilitiesin war zones in Iraq and Afghanistanare set to sue their employers over unpaid wages and “breached” contracts.Approximately 130,000 fo...
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The UN reaffirmed its "commitment to stay" in Afghanistan on Friday, in a review assessing its operations in the country in light of the Taliban banning women from working for the world body.The United Nations announced on April 4 that the Taliban ha...
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By the order of the Taliban government, Sada E Banowan Radio (Voice of Women Radio) was forced on March 30 to shut down due to broadcasting music during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset.The Taliba...
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Bitter winter and malnutrition are main reasons behind high infection rates of pneumonia in Afghanistan: said the UNICEF. More than 25,000 cases of acute respiratory infections were reported in December 2022.
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Pakistan's Taliban warned Saturday of more attacks against law enforcement officers, a day after four people were killed when a suicide squad stormed a police compound in Karachi.The police are often used on the frontline of Pakistan's battle with th...
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The top US diplomat to Afghanistan apologized for tweets suggesting that Afghan women are in need of encouragement and might find it in African American history and culture, following the social media campaign #BlackGirlMagic.Despite her “best intent...
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Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have "beaten and detained" an academic who voiced outrage on live television against their ban on women's university education, his aide said Friday.Veteran journalism lecturer Ismail Mashal caused a storm by tearing...
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By AFPUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban Wednesday in response to bans on employment and education for women in Afghanistan."I amtaking actiontoday to impose additional visa restrictions on certai...
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By AFPTwo senior UN leaders said Wednesday they were pressing the Taliban to reverse its restrictions on Afghan women, particularly a ban on working in aid delivery, with one official warning that "famine is looming" during the harsh winter.Speaking...
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UN-appointed independent human rights experts in Afghanistan have expressed grave concern at the continuing breakdown of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, describing the crisis as a “human rights catastrophe.”This came in a joint...
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By AFPAt least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan, after assurances from the Taliban authorities that Afghan women can continue to work in the health sector.Hundreds of NGOs have been instr...
