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875,000 Afghan Children Facing Acute Malnutrition: Rights Group
Afghanistan remains one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters as Human Rights Watch in a recent report on Afghanistan said that two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, reported Tolo News.
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3 Foreign NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
Three foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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Afghan Women Stage Street Protest Against Taliban's University Ban
A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.
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Taliban Must Change Course, Uphold Rights Of Women, EU Says
The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.
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Will Increase Pressure On Taliban To Protect Afghan Women's Rights: US
The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions restricting the rights of women and girls if the hardline group shows no sign of rescinding the actions on its own.
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Hundreds Of Afghan Girls Return To School As Taliban Ends Ban
Groups of girls headed back to class in the Afghan capital Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women.
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Taliban Pepper Spray Women Protesters Seeking Rights To Work, Education
Taliban forces on Sunday fired pepper spray at a group of women protesters in Afghanistan's capital demanding rights to work and education, three demonstrators told AFP.
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Afghan Journalists Beaten By Taliban For Covering Women's Protests
Distressing images of journalists displaying injuries sustained after being beaten by the Taliban have underlined global concerns over the hardline Islamist group's ability to deliver on promises to protect human rights and freedom of press.
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Hope Taliban Delivers "Good Governance" In Afghanistan: Farooq Abdullah
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday indirectly extended support to the Taliban saying he hopes the group delivers good governance and respect human rights in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Must Respect Human Rights, Guarantee Security As Conditions For Help: EU
The European Union is ready to engage with the new Taliban government in Kabul but the Islamist group must respect human rights, including those of women, and not let Afghanistan become a base for terrorism, the EU foreign policy chief said on Friday
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Taliban Say Moscow Talks With Afghan Politicians "Very Successful"
The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as "very successful", despite disagreements over women's rights and the group's demand for an Islamic constitution in the war-torn country.
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Assassinated At 12: Rights Groups Condemn Killing Of Afghan Militia Boy
Rights groups on Thursday condemned the use of child combatants in Afghanistan after the Taliban shot dead a 12-year-old boy who rose to fame last summer when he joined a militia to fight the insurgents.
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Rights Groups Slam Afghan Lashings Over Adultery
Rights groups have condemned the public flogging of a man and a woman convicted of adultery in Afghanistan, calling for an investigation into the "abhorrent" incident which sparked anger online.
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White House Declines to Call Taliban 'Terrorists'
The White House on Thursday declined to describe Afghanistan's Taliban as a terrorist group, prompting consternation from the right, which accused President Barack Obama's administration of being out of touch.
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Women's Groups Slam 'Discriminatory' UK Advice on Sharia Wills
Women's rights activists have accused the professional body representing lawyers in England and Wales of endorsing discrimination against women by refusing to withdraw its guidance on sharia wills.
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875,000 Afghan Children Facing Acute Malnutrition: Rights Group
Afghanistan remains one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters as Human Rights Watch in a recent report on Afghanistan said that two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, reported Tolo News.
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3 Foreign NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
Three foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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Afghan Women Stage Street Protest Against Taliban's University Ban
A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.
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Taliban Must Change Course, Uphold Rights Of Women, EU Says
The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.
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Will Increase Pressure On Taliban To Protect Afghan Women's Rights: US
The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions restricting the rights of women and girls if the hardline group shows no sign of rescinding the actions on its own.
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Hundreds Of Afghan Girls Return To School As Taliban Ends Ban
Groups of girls headed back to class in the Afghan capital Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women.
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Taliban Pepper Spray Women Protesters Seeking Rights To Work, Education
Taliban forces on Sunday fired pepper spray at a group of women protesters in Afghanistan's capital demanding rights to work and education, three demonstrators told AFP.
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Afghan Journalists Beaten By Taliban For Covering Women's Protests
Distressing images of journalists displaying injuries sustained after being beaten by the Taliban have underlined global concerns over the hardline Islamist group's ability to deliver on promises to protect human rights and freedom of press.
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Hope Taliban Delivers "Good Governance" In Afghanistan: Farooq Abdullah
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday indirectly extended support to the Taliban saying he hopes the group delivers good governance and respect human rights in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Must Respect Human Rights, Guarantee Security As Conditions For Help: EU
The European Union is ready to engage with the new Taliban government in Kabul but the Islamist group must respect human rights, including those of women, and not let Afghanistan become a base for terrorism, the EU foreign policy chief said on Friday
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Taliban Say Moscow Talks With Afghan Politicians "Very Successful"
The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as "very successful", despite disagreements over women's rights and the group's demand for an Islamic constitution in the war-torn country.
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Assassinated At 12: Rights Groups Condemn Killing Of Afghan Militia Boy
Rights groups on Thursday condemned the use of child combatants in Afghanistan after the Taliban shot dead a 12-year-old boy who rose to fame last summer when he joined a militia to fight the insurgents.
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Rights Groups Slam Afghan Lashings Over Adultery
Rights groups have condemned the public flogging of a man and a woman convicted of adultery in Afghanistan, calling for an investigation into the "abhorrent" incident which sparked anger online.
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White House Declines to Call Taliban 'Terrorists'
The White House on Thursday declined to describe Afghanistan's Taliban as a terrorist group, prompting consternation from the right, which accused President Barack Obama's administration of being out of touch.
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Women's Groups Slam 'Discriminatory' UK Advice on Sharia Wills
Women's rights activists have accused the professional body representing lawyers in England and Wales of endorsing discrimination against women by refusing to withdraw its guidance on sharia wills.
