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TopicAfghan Women

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Former Afghan President won’t send daughter abroad. He’s asking Taliban to reopen schools

Hamid Karzai said that he has been speaking to Taliban officials, urging them to ease the restrictions on girls' education “whenever the opportunity comes.”

Women posed AI husbands in burqas for fun. Then the right wing took over

In 2016, an Iranian-American journalist launched the ‘Men in Hijab’ campaign as an act of rebellion. The recent trend is just a new chapter in the West’s meltdown over Muslim immigrants.

As Taliban declares war on verse, Afghan women lose their only weapon, but say silence won’t last

Law bans romantic poetry, criticism of Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, or references to 'un-Islamic' ideologies, feminism, communism, democracy, & nationalism.

ICC warrant against Taliban chief gives world a second chance to do right in Afghanistan

The International Criminal Court at The Hague has issued arrest warrants against the supreme leader of Afghanistan, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and his chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani.

Senior Afghanistan official who called Taliban’s education ban for girls ‘un-Islamic’ leaves for UAE

An arrest warrant was issued against deputy foreign minister Abbas Stanikzai, say local reports. However, Stanikzai maintains he is travelling to the UAE because of health issues

Security Council voices support for Mission in Afghanistan, Afghan people

The Council reaffirmed its strong commitment to Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity.

Taliban makes women unsafe everywhere. ‘Not as bad as in Afghanistan’ is now a dangerous tool

One important lesson that can be drawn from Meryl Streep’s speech is that a powerful woman in the West can use her influence for the cause of uplifting oppressed Muslim women.

‘Indefensible’: UNSC condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

UAE UN envoy Lana Nusseibeh said over 90 countries co-sponsored the resolution 'from Afghanistan's immediate neighbourhood, from the Muslim world and from all corners of the earth.'

In Afghanistan’s Herat, Taliban bans women from ‘restaurants with gardens’ to bar ‘mingling with men’

The ban on families and women comes after complaints from religious scholars about some parks being disguised as restaurants where men and women would fraternise.

UN Afghan employees told to stay home after Taliban ban its female staffers from working

The UN is looking into impacts and will meet with Afghan foreign ministry officials in Kabul on Wednesday to seek further clarity, he said. About 400 Afghan women work for the UN.

On Camera

Maharashtra FDA is judge, jury and executioner. Who watches the food safety watchdog?

Tukaram Mundhe has brought Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration the sense of urgency it badly needed. Every restaurant now takes inspection seriously. The Bombay...

India’s key money market gets unusually quiet at the start of trade

Typically, a lot of transactions happen in the first hour as lenders borrow funds to meet regulatory requirements and cover short-term cash shortages.

Amid Taksing tensions, India and China hold 2 Corps Commander-level talks in Eastern Sector

This is the first set of Corps Commander-level meetings that have taken place in the Eastern Sector, a practice that was established in the Western sector in 2020 following the Galwan clash.

20% ethanol, 80% anger: BJP’s core voter is furious and looking for answers

While EBP may be a great idea, it needed 3-4 years of preparation. Now, with the festive season upon us, we have surging prices and a sugar shortage. To top it off, we’re bleeding foreign exchange.