Women

Afghanistan: Badakhshan girls speak of heartache due to ‘uncertain future’

One Badakhshan student who unsuccessfully tried to submit her university thesis this week said the ‘Taliban has wasted four years.

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Blinken calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women at universities

“There are going to be costs if this is not reversed,” Blinken said of the ban announced on Tuesday.

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Afghanistan: With nowhere to turn, Nimroz women choose suicide

A women’s rights activist said there is no authority to deal with cases of violence against women, which is exacerbating.

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Farah’s female journalists say they are ‘barred from working’

Manager of a private radio station says the Taliban stopped women from working at the media outlet despite it targeting.

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Three Afghan women make this year’s BBC 100 Women list

Three women from Afghanistan have been hailed as among the top 100 most influential and inspirational women in the world

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Afghanistan: Women seek dialogue to ensure their basic rights

Women say that in the current context, “gender discrimination against women and their exclusion from decision-making mechanisms is systematic.”

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Afghan women seek action and not just words from former allies

Activists have started calling on the international community to take practical steps against the Taliban as women ‘are being deprived.

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Another women’s rights activist arrested in Kabul

Popalzai is the second women’s rights activist who is arrested by the Taliban in the span of one week in.

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Taliban orders male tailors to stop making women’s clothing

In yet another restriction on women, the Taliban has banned tailors from working with female clients and also closed down.

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Well known women’s rights activist arrested in Kabul

Zarifa Yaqubi and four of her male colleagues were arrested by the Taliban during the launch of a women’s rights.

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