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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
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"Even A Squirrel...": Meryl Streep On Women's Rights In Afghanistan
American actor Meryl Streep has said a "squirrel has more rights" than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government's severe restrictions on their lives.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Refugee Olympic Team Athlete Disqualified For "Free Afghan Women" Message
B-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Paris Olympics 2024, was disqualified after displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape during her breaking routine.
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Australia Star Usman Khawaja Hails "Inspirational" Afghanistan Amid 'Human Rights' Controversy
In 2023 and 2024, Cricket Australia had cancelled a planned bilateral series against Afghanistan, citing "deteriorating human rights" towards women and children as the reason.
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No Afghan 'Reintegration' Without Progress On Rights: UN
Restrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban's participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated go
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Taliban Defends Record On Women After UN Criticises Curbs On Afghan Women
Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is "obligated" to consider religious values and will not allow interference in internal affairs, it has told the United Nations in response to an assessment on how the world could deal with the Islamists.
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Two-Thirds Casualties In Recent Afghan Earthquakes Are Women, Children: WHO
Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalized with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organization's emergency response in the country said on Monday.
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80 Countries Condemn Diktats Against Women In Afghanistan: Report
Around 80 countries condemned the diktats issued by the Taliban on Afghan women putting restrictions on them since the group returned to power in 2021 and urged them to reverse the orders passed by them.
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"Nothing Allowed For Them": Afghan Women Demand Education Rights In UN
Engineering student Somaya Faruqi had to flee Afghanistan to continue her studies after the Taliban government returned to power two years ago and banned more than 1.1 million girls and women from schools and universities.
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As Deadline Approaches, Afghan Beauty Salons Prepare For Closure
Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
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"Even A Squirrel...": Meryl Streep On Women's Rights In Afghanistan
American actor Meryl Streep has said a "squirrel has more rights" than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government's severe restrictions on their lives.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Refugee Olympic Team Athlete Disqualified For "Free Afghan Women" Message
B-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Paris Olympics 2024, was disqualified after displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape during her breaking routine.
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Australia Star Usman Khawaja Hails "Inspirational" Afghanistan Amid 'Human Rights' Controversy
In 2023 and 2024, Cricket Australia had cancelled a planned bilateral series against Afghanistan, citing "deteriorating human rights" towards women and children as the reason.
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No Afghan 'Reintegration' Without Progress On Rights: UN
Restrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban's participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated go
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Taliban Defends Record On Women After UN Criticises Curbs On Afghan Women
Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is "obligated" to consider religious values and will not allow interference in internal affairs, it has told the United Nations in response to an assessment on how the world could deal with the Islamists.
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Two-Thirds Casualties In Recent Afghan Earthquakes Are Women, Children: WHO
Women and children make up two-thirds of the victims of the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan who were hospitalized with severe injuries, the head of the World Health Organization's emergency response in the country said on Monday.
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80 Countries Condemn Diktats Against Women In Afghanistan: Report
Around 80 countries condemned the diktats issued by the Taliban on Afghan women putting restrictions on them since the group returned to power in 2021 and urged them to reverse the orders passed by them.
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"Nothing Allowed For Them": Afghan Women Demand Education Rights In UN
Engineering student Somaya Faruqi had to flee Afghanistan to continue her studies after the Taliban government returned to power two years ago and banned more than 1.1 million girls and women from schools and universities.
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As Deadline Approaches, Afghan Beauty Salons Prepare For Closure
Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising.
