Taliban publicly executes convicted murderer in Laghman province
The Taliban said the man had been found guilty of murdering five members of one family, including one woman, in.
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Watchdog calls on Pakistan to end ‘arbitrary arrests’ of refugees from Afghanistan
Amnesty International says ‘it is deeply concerning’ that the refugee situation in Pakistan is not receiving due international attention
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WFP deputy chief visits Afghanistan in wake of aid cuts
The World Food Program is battling funding shortfalls and said it urgently needs $918 million to maintain operations for the.
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Badakhshan woman opens learning center for girls
The number of underground schools for girls is increasing amid an ongoing ban on education for women and girls above.
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Taliban accuse s UN of spreading ‘propaganda’ against them
The Taliban claims the UN’s report on rights violations of women and girls ‘does not reflect the realities’ in Afghanistan
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UK reiterates calls to Taliban to reverse decrees against women and girls
The UK’s representative Simon Manley said in Geneva the Taliban’s decision to close girls’ schools has been ‘two years of.
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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.