Karzai urges Taliban to reopen girls’ schools to help prevent infant deaths
Karzai also appealed to international aid organizations to step in with urgent assistance to equip medical centers and meet the.
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Online university offers lifeline to thousands of Afghan girls barred from education
Now entering its sixth academic semester, the institution, founded in December 2022, boasts more than 17,000 students.
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UN report: 50 Ismailis ‘forced’ to covert to Sunni faith by Taliban
Those who resisted were beaten or threatened with death, the report says.
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On Labor Day, HRW condemns Taliban restrictions on women’s right to work
The organization said Taliban have severely curtailed women's paid employment.
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Women’s rights group says Abida’s self-immolation is a sign of Taliban ‘injustice and misogyny’
“She showed that she would never bow to injustice,” the group said.
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Exclusive: Taliban member tried to force Abida into marriage before she set herself on fire, relative says
“She ended her life to escape being forced into a marriage she never accepted," a relative said.
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Abida’s self-immolation reflects systemic gender-based violence: Rights group
“This heartbreaking act is not an isolated incident,” the committee said.
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Young woman in Ghor sets herself on fire over domestic violence: Sources
It remains unclear whether her husband had ties to the Taliban, but sources said that domestic conflict was the primary.
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Heather Barr: Taliban’s exclusion of women deprives Afghanistan of skilled workforce
“Afghan women have waited long enough,” Barr said.
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UN under-secretary warns Taliban that excluding women will block Afghanistan’s development
"Development is impossible without girls’ education and full participation," Fletcher said