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UN: Taliban Ban On Women Aid Workers Is Potential Death Blow

Despite initial promises, the Taliban have imposed increasing restrictions on girls and women since they took power in August 2021 during the final weeks of the U.S. and NATO forces' pullout after 20 years.

31 January 2023

Australia were slated to take on Afghanistan in a 3-match ODI series in March.

Australia Pull Out Of Afghanistan ODIs Over Taliban's Growing Restrictions On Women And Girls

Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced it has withdrawn from the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan, saying it is "unable to proceed" with the fixture amid Taliban's growing restrictions on women and girls.

12 January 2023

Taliban security personnel in Afghanistan (Representative image)

Afghanistan: Blast Near Taliban's Foreign Ministry In Kabul Kills Five

The blast took place around 4 pm local time near the Taliban foreign ministry in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Though Taliban officially said five have died, a report said there could be up to 20 casualties.

11 January 2023

Suicide bombing in Peshawar

Peshwar Suicide Attack Shows Ever-Growing Terror Cloud In Pakistan

Pakistan: Monday’s deadly attack is the latest in the list of violence that has plagued the country.

30 January 2023

Taliban has imposed a lot of restrictions especially women.

Afghanistan Women Athletes Barred From Play, Fear Taliban Threats

The ban on sports is part of the Taliban's escalating campaign of restrictions that have shut down life for girls and women. 

12 January 2023

An Afghan women's soccer team poses for a photo in Kabul. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have banned women from sports as well as from most schooling and many realms of work.

Afghanistan's Women Athletes Disappear Behind Veils In Taliban Rule

A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told AP they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in their sports. The Taliban have banned women's and...

11 January 2023

Women protesting against Talibans regressive orders in Afghanistan

Taliban Warn Women Can't Take Entry Exams At Universities

The note comes despite weeks of condemnation and lobbying by the international community for a reversal on measures restricting women's freedoms, including two back-to-back visits this month by several senior UN officials.

29 January 2023

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Iran Executes 2 More Men Detained Amid Nationwide Protests

Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country's theocracy.

07 January 2023

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02 January 2023
Suspect In New York Stabbing Wanted To Join Taliban, Recent Radicalisation Suspected: Reports

Suspect In New York Stabbing Wanted To Join Taliban, Recent Radicalisation Suspected: Reports

The attacker has been identified as 19-year-old Trevor Bickford. Reports say the attack is being investigated as a possible of act of terrorism in the light of...


01 January 2023
5 Taliban Militants Arrested In Pakistan's Punjab Province

5 Taliban Militants Arrested In Pakistan's Punjab Province

Pakistani officials said on Sunday that five Taliban militants were arrested in Punjab province for plotting to target security installations.


31 December 2022
When Women Said Enough Is Enough To A Repressive Regime In Iran

When Women Said Enough Is Enough To A Repressive Regime In Iran

Many important events including the war in Ukraine took place in 2022. But for me the top stories were those of women's resistance in Iran and Afghanistan....


30 December 2022
Afghan Refugees In US Face Uncertainty As Legislation Stalls

Afghan Refugees In US Face Uncertainty As Legislation Stalls

Nearly 76,000 Afghans who worked with American soldiers since 2001 as translators, interpreters and partners arrived in the US on military planes after the...


29 December 2022
Private Afghan Universities Risk Closure After Ban On Women

Private Afghan Universities Risk Closure After Ban On Women

Afghanistan's rulers last week barred women from attending universities effective immediately, dealing another blow to women and girl's rights and freedoms...


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28 December 2022
UN Calls On Taliban To Drop Restrictions On Women

UN Calls On Taliban To Drop Restrictions On Women

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan, urging the country's Taliban rulers to reverse them...


27 December 2022
UN Rights Chief Urges Taliban To Drop Restrictions On Women

UN Rights Chief Urges Taliban To Drop Restrictions On Women

He pointed to ‘terrible consequences’ of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organisations.


26 December 2022
3 NGOs Suspend Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Bar Women

3 NGOs Suspend Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Bar Women

Three major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country's Taliban rulers to ban women from...


25 December 2022
International Outrage Against Taliban's Decision To Forbid Women From Working For NGOs

International Outrage Against Taliban's Decision To Forbid Women From Working For NGOs

The Taliban's order says that any non-governmental organization found not complying with the ban will have their operating license revoked in Afghanistan.


24 December 2022
Taliban's Latest Restrictive Move, Forbids Women From Working For Domestic, Foreign NGOs

Taliban's Latest Restrictive Move, Forbids Women From Working For Domestic, Foreign NGOs

The developments came after Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately. Afghan women have...


24 December 2022
Taliban Use Water Cannon To Disperse Women Protesting University Ban

Taliban Use Water Cannon To Disperse Women Protesting University Ban

The development came after Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately.


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23 December 2022
Hijab, Improper Dress Code, Not Accompanied By Male Relatives: Taliban Explains Why Afghan Women Were Banned From Universities

Hijab, Improper Dress Code, Not Accompanied By Male Relatives: Taliban Explains Why Afghan Women Were Banned From Universities

The move had sparked international outrage, including from Muslim nations, who deemed it against Islam, besides the G7 group of nations, who tagged it as a...


23 December 2022
India Notes With Concern Taliban's Decision To Ban Women From University Education In Afghanistan

India Notes With Concern Taliban's Decision To Ban Women From University Education In Afghanistan

India on Thursday joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban's decision to ban university education for women in Afghanistan,


23 December 2022
Taliban Minister Defends Ban On Women's University Studies

Taliban Minister Defends Ban On Women's University Studies

The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities — a decree that had triggered a...


22 December 2022
India Concerned Over Taliban’s Diktat Of No Universities For Women

India Concerned Over Taliban’s Diktat Of No Universities For Women

Ministry of External Affairs said India has consistently supported the cause of female education in Afghanistan.


22 December 2022
Saudi Arabia, Turkey Condemn Taliban’s Diktat Of Banning Universities For Women

Saudi Arabia, Turkey Condemn Taliban’s Diktat Of Banning Universities For Women

The country's Taliban rulers earlier this week ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities effective immediately and until...


21 December 2022
Taliban Say Women Banned From Universities In Afghanistan

Taliban Say Women Banned From Universities In Afghanistan

Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday that women are banned from public and private universities in Afghanistan until further notice, the latest edict...


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