Afghanistan among top five refugee-origin countries with 6.4 million displaced: UNHCR
The report underscores that the wars in Afghanistan during the 1980s doubled refugee numbers to 20 million by 1990.
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Advocacy group condemns 1,000 days of ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan
The group highlighted that Afghanistan is now the only country in the world where girls and women are systematically denied.
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1,000 days of lost education for Afghan girls, UNICEF reports
The 1,000-day school ban translates to three billion hours of lost learning, according to the organization.
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Afghanistan: Traffic accident in Faryab kills 11, including women, children
The incident occurred in the city of Maimana, the center of Faryab.
Women
Afghan girls face ‘age-specific, gendered harms’, UN envoy reports
Afghan women and girls with disabilities, the report adds, continue to face intersecting forms of systematic exclusion.
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Study finds Pashtuns make up 90% of Taliban leadership
According to the study, Tajiks make up 5.4 percent, Uzbeks 2.8 percent, and Hazaras 0.7 percent.
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Taliban flogs three people in Paktia, Sar-e Pul
In Sar-e Pul province, two individuals were punished for "sodomy" last Monday.
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Iran Air begins flights to Kabul
Following the fall of the previous Afghan government, many international airlines suspended their services to Afghanistan.
Women
Afghan women, girls feel forgotten by world, HRW official says
In an analysis, Barr highlights the worsening human rights situation under Taliban rule, emphasizing the need for global action.
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As deportations continue, nearly 4,000 migrants return to Afghanistan from Iran, Pakistan
Additionally, 275 Afghan migrants deported by Pakistan entered Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing.