Afghanistan

Baghlan residents including girls turn to carpet weaving to survive

Limitations on education for girls have forced them into carpet weaving despite challenges around the lack of markets and raw.

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Human Rights Council holds dialogue on ‘dire’ human rights situation of women

UN deputy rights chief says extreme discrimination and violence against women should not be accepted, let alone normalized

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Taliban’s treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’ – UN expert

The U.N. defines gender apartheid as "economic and social sexual discrimination against individuals because of their gender or sex."

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Foreign community ‘failing Afghanistan’ amid devastating locust outbreak

A shortfall on funding for aid, along with the locust outbreak, threatens to plunge millions of people into worsening levels.

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UNHRC session to hear report on women’s plight in Afghanistan

Two experts will present the report that reflects the restrictions and ‘systematic discrimination’ imposed by the Taliban’

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Taliban reject SIGAR report, label it ‘propaganda’

The Taliban claim no foreign armed group is currently active in Afghanistan despite reports, including SIGAR’s, stating otherwise

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HRW director slams Khalilzad for ‘shrugging off’ issue of women’s rights

Human Rights Watch director says the former special envoy was ‘beyond dismissive’ and the US ‘washed its hands’ of women’s.

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Taliban reject Washington’s claims of human trafficking in Afghanistan

The State Department’s report said there was a ‘pattern of using child soldiers and a pattern of sexual slavery by.

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Taliban gives Iranian team the go-ahead to visit Helmand River: Envoy

Tehran’s special envoy to Afghanistan said Iran hopes to get its rightful amount of water once the team has assessed.

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Band-e-Amir restaurants report drop in earnings amid economic crisis

One restaurant owner, who is hoping for a good Eid-al Adha season, says he has noted a sharp drop in.

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