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Kabul: The Taliban forces shot in the air to disperse the women protesters who had assembled in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul to demonstrate against the death of Mahsa Amini. more
Afghanistan: UN Mission urges Taliban govt to allow high school education for girls

Kabul: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged on Sunday the Taliban-led (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) Afghan government to allow high school education for ...

Afghanistan: UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff

New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaini ...

Afghanistan: Taliban minister says people do not want their girls students to attend school

Kabul: Taliban Education Minister Noorullah Munir has said people do not want their girls to attend school in the current situation.

Afghanistan: Taliban closes girl school after days of reopening in Paktia

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down a girl's school and sent the tearful students back home in   Paktia province in the southeast region of the c ...

Afghanistan: Taliban bars female students from leaving Kabul for studies

Kabul: The Taliban has refused to allow female students to leave the Afghan capital to go to study in Kazakhstan and Qatar, an informed source told Sputnik.

Afghanistan: UNHCR alarm over forced refugee returns from Tajikistan

New York: On Thursday, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned of the danger faced by Afghan refugees who continue to be detained and deported from Tajikistan, reiterating that it’s il ...

Afghanistan witnessing severe deterioration of freedom of religion ever since Taliban took over the country: USCIRF report

Washington:  The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a report on Afghanistan on Wednesday where  it has been mentioned that there has b ...

First Person: Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Zarina* is a young Afghan woman entrepreneur. Her drive for innovating, and passion for baking made her one of Afghanistan’s youngest entrepreneurs. Her business is still running, b ...

UN agencies recommitment to women, girls in Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover

A year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to a deterioration in the lives of women and girls, affecting all aspects of their human rights, three UN agencies reported on Monday.