Tag: Afghanistan
Afghan women protest against beauty parlor ban
Women are barred from working for the UN or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home
Afghan women protesters urge against foreign recognition of Taliban
Protesters opposing creeping curbs on women's rights have been beaten or detained since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021
Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas
The number of Islamic schools has grown across Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021
Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world,’ says UN mission
Authorities have removed women from all but essential government jobs, or are paying them a fraction of their former salary to stay at home
Women still barred as Afghan universities reopen for men
The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021
Kabul florists heartbroken over Taliban Valentine’s Day ban
"Celebrating the day of lovers is showing sympathy to the Christian Pope," read one poster
UN presses Taliban for ‘clarity’ on women’s role in aid delivery
Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban government has rapidly squeezed women out of public life
Hundreds protest in Afghan city against Koran burning in Sweden
Swedish-Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan set fire to a copy of the Muslim holy book in front of Turkey's embassy in Stockholm
Pakistan Taliban end ceasefire, order nationwide attacks
Since Friday the military has been patrolling the area in an attempt to root out militants, with helicopter gunships shelling their hideouts
Afghan supreme leader orders full enforcement of Islamic law
The Taliban promised a softer version of the harsh rule that characterized their first stint in power, from 1996-2001
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