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Taliban orders all NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women or face closure

December 30, 2024 admin

Representational image of a Taliban fighter standing guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban says it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the…

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How Women’s Basic Rights Are Being Eroded Across World

November 22, 2024 admin

From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws. Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in public was the latest measure introduced by the Taliban, who took back control of the country in 2021. From August the ban…

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Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan: U.N. human rights chief

September 12, 2023 admin

The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, including women and girls experiencing “immeasurably cruel” oppression, the U.N.’s human rights chief said. | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, including women and girls experiencing “immeasurably cruel” oppression, the U.N.’s human…

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