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UN Security Council demands Taliban ‘swiftly reverse’ women bans

UN Security Council demands Taliban ‘swiftly reverse’ women bans

  • Resolution adopted unanimously by 15 Council members says the Taliban restriction “undermines human rights and humanitarian principles”
  • UAE and Japan drafted the resolution backed by 90 others
By T.J. Kremer III ·
Special UN faces ‘appalling choice’ about Afghan mission after Taliban bans female staff

UN faces ‘appalling choice’ about Afghan mission after Taliban bans female staff

By PARWIZ KAROKHAIL ·
UN warns of aid cuts over Taliban crackdown on women’s rights

UN warns of aid cuts over Taliban crackdown on women’s rights

By Reuters ·
Top UN woman urges Muslims: Move Taliban into 21st century

Top UN woman urges Muslims: Move Taliban into 21st century

By AP ·
March for Freedom for Afghan Women and Girls to take place in London

March for Freedom for Afghan Women and Girls to take place in London

By Arab News ·
Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital

Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital

By Reuters ·
Special Emboldened by Iran protests, Afghan women take to streets after deadly school attack

Emboldened by Iran protests, Afghan women take to streets after deadly school attack

By MODASER ISLAMI ·
Special Afghan women’s rights should be an issue for the Muslim world, says Pakistani FM

Afghan women’s rights should be an issue for the Muslim world, says Pakistani FM

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Former Afghan MP: Taliban is a ‘gender apartheid’ regime

Former Afghan MP: Taliban is a ‘gender apartheid’ regime

By AP ·
Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban

Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban

By AFP ·
Taliban education policies risk de facto university ban for Afghan women, say officials

Taliban education policies risk de facto university ban for Afghan women, say officials

By Arab News ·
Special Indonesia to focus Afghan aid on women’s empowerment

Indonesia to focus Afghan aid on women’s empowerment

By Sheany Yasuko Lai ·
US appoints envoy to defend Afghan women’s rights

US appoints envoy to defend Afghan women’s rights

By AFP ·

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