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Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
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"Saddened By Plight Of Women": England Captain Jos Buttler Makes Firm Statement Ahead Of Afghanistan Clash
Jos Buttler revealed that he had been taking advice from experts ahead of taking on Afghanistan.
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Taliban Suspend Women's Radio Station In Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided well-known women's radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, calling for the speedy release of its staff.
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Afghanistan Women's XI To Play Historic Exhibition Match In Melbourne
Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive Nick Hockley has described the upcoming exhibition match featuring the Afghanistan Women's XI in Melbourne as a beacon of hope and a significant milestone in the team's journey back to international cricket.
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UK Government Says England Should Play Afghanistan Cricket Match
England's upcoming Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan should go ahead despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban's treatment of women, according to a senior British government minister.
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ECB Rejects Call For Boycott Of Afghanistan Champions Trophy Game: Report
The England and Wales Cricket Board has reportedly rejected calls to boycott England's match against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy over the treatment of women in a Taliban-ruled country
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Kabul Claims Pakistani Airstrikes On Afghanistan Killed 46 People, Mostly Women And Children
Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate.
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All About Pakistan Taliban, Terror Group Islamabad Attacked Inside Afghanistan
In rare airstrikes, Pakistan on Tuesday targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighbouring Afghanistan, resulting in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children.
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15 Killed In Pakistani Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Taliban Vows To Retaliate
A series of Pakistani airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children, with the count expected to rise.
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"In Islamic Teachings...": Rashid Khan Takes Strong Stand As Taliban Bar Afghanistan Women For Medical Institutes
The decision of the Taliban to forbid girls from medical education has led to widespread international backlash
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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 Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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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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Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
-
"Saddened By Plight Of Women": England Captain Jos Buttler Makes Firm Statement Ahead Of Afghanistan Clash
Jos Buttler revealed that he had been taking advice from experts ahead of taking on Afghanistan.
-
Taliban Suspend Women's Radio Station In Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided well-known women's radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, calling for the speedy release of its staff.
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Afghanistan Women's XI To Play Historic Exhibition Match In Melbourne
Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive Nick Hockley has described the upcoming exhibition match featuring the Afghanistan Women's XI in Melbourne as a beacon of hope and a significant milestone in the team's journey back to international cricket.
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UK Government Says England Should Play Afghanistan Cricket Match
England's upcoming Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan should go ahead despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban's treatment of women, according to a senior British government minister.
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ECB Rejects Call For Boycott Of Afghanistan Champions Trophy Game: Report
The England and Wales Cricket Board has reportedly rejected calls to boycott England's match against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy over the treatment of women in a Taliban-ruled country
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Kabul Claims Pakistani Airstrikes On Afghanistan Killed 46 People, Mostly Women And Children
Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding it would retaliate.
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All About Pakistan Taliban, Terror Group Islamabad Attacked Inside Afghanistan
In rare airstrikes, Pakistan on Tuesday targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighbouring Afghanistan, resulting in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children.
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15 Killed In Pakistani Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Taliban Vows To Retaliate
A series of Pakistani airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted in the death of at least 15 people, including women and children, with the count expected to rise.
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"In Islamic Teachings...": Rashid Khan Takes Strong Stand As Taliban Bar Afghanistan Women For Medical Institutes
The decision of the Taliban to forbid girls from medical education has led to widespread international backlash
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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 Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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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.
