WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN Security Council has voiced grave concern about the situation in Afghanistan. “The members of the Security Council are deeply concerned with the continuing negative impact of the Taliban’s policies and practices that restrict the enjoyment by women and girls of their human rights and fundamental freedoms on...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Taliban-led interim Afghan administration will recruit some 1,500 women in the education sector, according to a media report. The interim Education Ministry has announced around 8,165 posts in teaching and administrative positions, Kabul-based Tolo News reported. Eligible candidates from 24 provinces across Afghanistan will...
ANKARA (AA) – Women and girls have been facing “deepening dehumanization” due to Israel’s attacks, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said, calling for a cease-fire to “restore dignity.” Describing “what it is like to be a girl or a woman in Gaza,” Philippe Lazzarini said on X: “Women & girls […]...
Kabul, Afghanistan — AFP Taliban authorities have said that women’s rights were “Afghanistan’s issues” to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry. The Taliban government, which has imposed restrictions on women since seizing power in 2021 that the ...
United Nations, United States – AFP 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 government. Since their 2...
LONDON (AA) – British lawmaker Tobias Ellwood resigned Wednesday as parliament’s defense committee chair after a row about his Afghanistan comments. The Conservative MP had been criticized after he posted a video clip on X in July that said Afghanistan had been “transformed” under the rule of the Taliban. The clip showe...
