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HRW’s Heather Barr raises concerns about women’s selection for Doha meeting

Barr said there is uncertainty about the participation of Afghan women in the meeting.

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Activists urge UN to focus on women’s rights in Afghanistan at Doha meeting

The meeting of special envoys for Afghanistan is scheduled for Feb. 18-19 in Doha.

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UN experts call for immediate end to Taliban’s ‘arbitrary arrests’ of women, girls

The experts urged the de facto authorities to adhere to Afghanistan’s international human rights commitments

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Afghanistan: Women assert rights to education, dress amid Taliban actions

The UN noted that several women and girls were detained in Kabul's Dasht-e-Barchi, Taimani, and Khairkhana areas for hijab violations.

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Afghanistan: Arrest of women, girls by Taliban for ‘hijab’ violations increases, say activists

Some families told Amu News Agency that they have restricted the movement of women and girls in their families due.

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Families restrict women’s movements amid Taliban arrests

Amid growing concerns over Taliban detentions, many families in Afghanistan are preventing their daughters from leaving home.

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UK parliamentarians investigate ‘gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan, Iran

The inquiry, which Forbes says is the first of its kind globally, will delve into the concept of "gender apartheid"

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Afghan women, daughters face echoes of educational ban under Taliban

The Taliban, during their initial rule in the late 1990s, enforced a strict ban on women's and girls' education.

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Taliban education ban leads to forced marriages for Afghan girls

Many female students attribute the rise in coerced marriages directly to the Taliban's educational restrictions and school closures.

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US envoy: Taliban policies deprive 2.5 million Afghan girls of education

In a Wednesday social media post, Amiri criticized the Taliban regime for restricting girls' education access over the past two.

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