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UN says Taliban ban on women staff in NGOs hit humanitarian operations in Afghanistan
Dec 25, 2022 13:03The United Nations says the Taliban's controversial decision to impose an indefinite ban on female staff working at local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Afghanistan will hamper humanitarian operations, calling for a meeting with Taliban leadership to seek clarity.
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Iran ready to provide higher education to female Afghan students after Taliban’s ban
Dec 24, 2022 13:21An Iranian Foreign Ministry official expressed the country’s readiness to provide university education for Afghan women and girls after the Taliban barred female students from attending private and public universities across Afghanistan.
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Iran calls on Taliban to reverse ban on university education for female Afghans
Dec 23, 2022 06:00The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed regret about a recent decision by the Taliban-run administration in Afghanistan to close universities to female Afghan students, calling on the de facto government’s authorities to reverse the ban.
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Taliban govt. ban women from universities, sparking international outcry
Dec 22, 2022 08:13The de-facto Taliban government in Kabul has announced an indefinite ban on university education for women in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and outcry.
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Afghanistan celebrates Yalda/Challeh Night
Dec 22, 2022 06:37Along with other Persian-influenced nations, Afghans mark the historical Yalda Night.
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Iran's UN envoy: Frozen Afghan funds must be released unconditionally
Dec 21, 2022 11:51Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) has called for the removal of curbs and “unconditional” release of billions of dollars of frozen Afghan Central Bank's funds to enable the war-ravaged country to deal with its deepening economic and humanitarian crises.
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ECO celebrates Iranian Yalda Night
Dec 20, 2022 16:28The Cultural Institute of ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization) celebrated the glorious Iranian Yalda Night in Tehran on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.
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Afghans call for real, independent inquiry into British SAS civilian killings
Dec 19, 2022 15:41Afghan people have been calling for transparent and impartial investigations into crimes and wrongdoings by NATO forces on their soil.
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Afghan Taliban, Myanmar junta not allowed into UN for now
Dec 17, 2022 14:05The UN General Assembly has for the second time approved postponing a decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar’s military junta can send a UN ambassador to New York.
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UK to hold inquiry into reports of Afghan civilians killed by British Special Forces
Dec 16, 2022 06:41Britain's military has announced it would launch an inquiry into reports that its Special Forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan.