The 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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3,300 Afghan staffers stay home over Taliban ban on women, says UN
by HamidThe United Nations said the 3,330 Afghan men and women it employs stayed home for a second day Thursday to protest the Taliban’s ban on UN female staff working in …
A Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for the UN mission breaches the world body’s charter, top UN officials said on Wednesday as they demanded its immediate revocation. …
Taliban authorities must stop their crackdown on local media in Afghanistan and allow the independent women-run Radio Sada e Banowan broadcaster to continue its work, the Committee to Protect Journalists …
Afghanistan’s schools reopened Tuesday for the new academic year, but no classes were held as students were unaware of the start and hundreds of thousands of teenage girls remain barred …