Around 60 Afghan girls were hospitalised after being poisoned at their school in northern Afghanistan, Taliban police said on Monday (June 5). The poisoning, which targeted a girls’ school in …
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Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world …
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Afghan women protest against potential Taliban recognition ahead of UN summit
by HamidA group of Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognize the Taliban government ahead of a United …
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously condemned a ban by the Taliban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, calling on Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” …
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 …
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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 …