Taliban on Thursday said that Afghan citizens in Sudan have been evacuated to Saudi Arabia. The group’s foreign ministry said in a statement that with the cooperation of Saudi Arabian …
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The UN Security Council will vote on Thursday on a resolution condemning the Taliban’s restrictions on women, covering everything from banning girls’ attendance at school to stopping women working for aid agencies, including …
Taliban are closing education centers and institutes supported by non-governmental groups in the south until further notice, the group said Monday. The centers are mostly for girls, who are banned …
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U.N. to review presence in Afghanistan after Taliban bars Afghan women workers
by HamidThe United Nations said Tuesday it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred Afghan women from working for the world organization — a veiled suggestion the U.N. could move …
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Afghan religious scholars criticize Taliban’s diktat banning female education
by HamidThe religious voices in Afghanistan are opening up against the ban on female education. Two prominent religious scholars on Saturday urged the Taliban to reconsider its decision and allow women …
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Taliban’s registration of journalists violates essential spirit of journalism: AFJC
by HamidThe Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture to register journalists is aimed at restricting press freedom and foregrounding pressure on journalists and must be canceled, the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) …