Afghan women
UN deputy chief warns against stopping aid to Afghanistan
NEWS
January 27, 2023
UN deputy chief warns against stopping aid to Afghanistan
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General says she opposes cutting aid to Afghanistan as a response to the Taliban’s policies towards…
U.N. aid chief raises women’s rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital
NEWS
January 24, 2023
U.N. aid chief raises women’s rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital
The United Nations’ aid chief visited Kabul on Monday and raised concerns over women’s education and work with the Taliban…
The International Nonviolence Organization denounces Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from working for NGOs
Afghanistan
December 28, 2022
The International Nonviolence Organization denounces Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from working for NGOs
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has strongly condemned the practices of the Taliban group and its recent decisions against…
Taliban orders NGOs to ban women from work
Afghanistan
December 25, 2022
Taliban orders NGOs to ban women from work
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration has ordered all local and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to stop female employees from coming to work,…
‘Majority of displaced populations in Afghanistan’ are women: UN says
Afghanistan
December 15, 2022
‘Majority of displaced populations in Afghanistan’ are women: UN says
The UN Women in Afghanistan said that “women make-up the majority of the displaced populations in Afghanistan. The inability to…
UN official calls on Taliban to restore all rights and freedoms to women
Afghanistan
December 1, 2022
UN official calls on Taliban to restore all rights and freedoms to women
The United Nations called on Taliban movement to restore all rights and freedoms to women. The Taliban banned women last…
US imposes more sanctions on Taliban over its treatment of Afghan women
Afghanistan
October 13, 2022
US imposes more sanctions on Taliban over its treatment of Afghan women
The US handed down more sanctions on the Taliban as punishment for its treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan. The announcement was made on the UN’s International Day…
Afghanistan: Female protesters beaten by Taliban fighters during rare Kabul rally
Afghanistan
August 14, 2022
Afghanistan: Female protesters beaten by Taliban fighters during rare Kabul rally
Days before the first anniversary of their return to power, Taliban fighters beat female protesters and fired into the air…
Amnesty International: Women’s lives are destroyed in Afghanistan because of the Taliban
Afghanistan
July 27, 2022
Amnesty International: Women’s lives are destroyed in Afghanistan because of the Taliban
Amnesty International said in a report published on Wednesday that the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being…
Afghanistan: UNHRC condemns plight of women under Taliban rule
Afghanistan
July 2, 2022
Afghanistan: UNHRC condemns plight of women under Taliban rule
Former deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament, Fawzia Koofi on Friday highlighted the lack of opportunity and ailing mental health…