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Afghanistan: Women protest on streets of Kabul against Taliban over closure of schools for girls

Several women assembled on the streets of Kabul on Tuesday to demonstrate against closure of school for girls in Afghanistan. more

Women protest in Kabul for not opening doors of schools for girls

Kabul: Women demonstrated in Kabul city on Thursday against Taliban rule for not opening the doors of schools for girls, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Women demonstrate in Kabul against closure of schools, universities for female students

Kabul: A group of Afghanistan women demonstrated in Kabul city on Friday to protest against the closure of schools and universities for female students.

Afghanistan: Women run Kabul restaurants shut down as Taliban rules country

Women-owned restaurants and cafes in Afghanistan's Kabul city have remained closed since the past month after Taliban took control over the country.

Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows

New York: Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their subsequent actions have “sadly contradicte ...

Afghanistan crisis: Women protest in Kabul against Taliban's policies

Kabul: A large number of women gathered outside the gate of the ministry of women affairs, a ministry which has now been changed by Taliban, on Sunday and protested against the poli ...

Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents continue restrictive policies on women's education, resume secondary school lessons only for male students

Kabul: Since capturing power more than a month ago the Taliban has been imposing restrictive rules for women’s education in universities and schools in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Security Council resolution calls for ‘equal and meaningful participation of women’

New York: The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of “equ ...

Afghanistan crisis: Female footballers flee to Pakistan to escape Taliban

Karachi/UNI: Female footballers of Afghanistan's national junior girls team, who had been in hiding following threats from the Taliban, crossed the Torkham border along with their fam ...

Afghanistan women abroad wear colourful dress to deride Taliban diktat

Kabul: Breaking the rule set by Taliban that eves should wear all-black attire in the nation, a group of Afghanistan women, who stay abroad, have posted their own images online wearing co ...