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Women in Afghanistan: Two years since Taliban's education ban
Sep 21, 2023 13:21This week marks the second anniversary of the Taliban’s closure of secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan. Since then, Afghan girls have faced increasing challenges and restrictions.
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Tension continues over Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure
Sep 15, 2023 07:27Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan intensify as sides have failed to reopen the key border crossing that remains closed after cross-border firings last week. Traders from both countries have staged several protests demanding the authorities to re-open the route immediately.
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UN says human rights in Afghanistan in 'state of collapse'
Sep 12, 2023 17:58The United Nations rights chief warns about a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, saying that human rights in the country are in a state of collapse.
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UN food agency has to cut food aid for 2 million more Afghans
Sep 05, 2023 16:43The UN World Food Program (WFP) says it has to cut rations to another two million Afghans this month, warning that the measures will “add to “already worrying levels of hunger and malnutrition.”
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Iran reiterates call on Taliban to secure water share in Hirmand River
Aug 26, 2023 17:52Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reiterated the country's call to secure its water rights in the Hirmand River and its sources in neighboring Afghanistan.
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Iranian photographer released from Taliban custody, handed over to embassy
Aug 26, 2023 15:51An Iranian photojournalist recently taken into custody by the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan has been released and handed over to officials at the Iranian embassy in Kabul.
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Iran FM says efforts underway for release of media photographer held by Taliban
Aug 26, 2023 06:50Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says he hopes diplomatic efforts will lead to the immediate release of an Iranian media photographer recently taken into custody by the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan.
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Afghan women stopped by Taliban from attending university in Dubai
Aug 25, 2023 07:30Dozens of young women have been barred by the Taliban from leaving for the United Arab Emirates where they were planning to complete their university education.
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Afghan women paying price for imperialist US policies
Aug 25, 2023 07:26The US invasion and the 20-year-long occupation of Afghanistan have led to a humanitarian crisis for Afghan women, who are now facing oppression, poverty, and rights violations. Human rights advocates say the US and its allies are responsible for the dire plight of Afghan women.
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Iran remembers reporter, diplomats martyred in 1998 terror attack
Aug 08, 2023 13:25Iran has commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of an Iranian reporter and eight diplomats martyred in a Taliban terrorist attack in Afghanistan, marking the National Reporter's Day.