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A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked. more
Human Rights Watch criticises Taliban for denying rights to women, girls for past two years

Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the media since taking took control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Human Rights W ...

Eighteen months after ban, classroom doors in Afghanistan must open for Secondary School girls, says Save the Children

As schools across Afghanistan prepare for the new academic year next week, secondary school-aged girls must be allowed to go back to the classroom after an 18-month ban on their education ...

Afghanistan: Taliban closes girl school after days of reopening in Paktia

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down a girl's school and sent the tearful students back home in   Paktia province in the southeast region of the c ...

Taliban bans long-distance road trips for solo women in Afghanistan

Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced yet another stricter rule for women as they have been barred from travelling long distances by road alone and should only be of ...

Female Afghan MP's who escaped Taliban launch women’s parliament in exile

Kabul: Several female MPs, who escaped Afghanistan when Taliban seized power of the nation on Aug 15, have launched a new women’s parliament to champion human rights while in exile ...

Female investor shuts down driving training centre for women in Kabul as Taliban controls Afghanistan

Kabul: An Afghan female investor has decided to shut down a driving training center for women that was established a year ago in Kabul as a hardline Islamic Taliban rule takes hold in Afg ...

Afghanistan: 29-year-old mother now facing difficulty in feeding her children after Taliban killed her husband

Kabul: It seems that women have already started facing the brunt of Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan as is evident from the life of 29-year-old pregnant mother Chamal whose husband ...