Women
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The Story of Girl Detained for Dress Code
DID Press: The arbitrary arrest of a number of girls in the capital Kabul and other provinces over an allegedly improper "hijab" by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice forces has recently gone viral.…
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Registration process in Health Sector Announced; Female Applicants Not Allowed without Full Covering
DID Press: The National Examination Board has started the registration of applicants for the employment test in health posts, stressing women who do not comply the full covering required by the caretaker rule will not be allowed to enter the…
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National Resistance Council Welcomes UN Resolution and Appointment of special Envoy on Afghanistan
DID Press: While thanking the United Nations for issuing Resolution 2721 regarding Afghanistan, the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan welcomed the appointment of a special representative who will be familiar with the situation and crises in Afghanistan.
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Girls’ Education; Persistent Struggle and Sustainable Commitment!
Millions of Afghan girls are being denied a chance to develop their talents and fulfil their dreams, putting a generation at risk of lasting damage and jeopardising the country’s economic future. Worse, those girls and women who fled to Pakistan to continue…
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Neglecting Afghanistan could Have Global Repercussions
What is Afghanistan’s purpose in this world? Why are we here? Where are we headed? When it comes to such questions, these and many more remain unanswered because our sociopolitical elites are fixated exclusively with their tactical and myopic goals
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Forgotten Responsibility: Afghanistan Today
During 2021, approximately 10,000 cases of violence against women were registered by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, special tribunals, The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, women’s organizations, shelters and legal aid providers, but none of these institutions exist anymore. Meanwhile,…
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New Restriction: Afghanistan Women Barred from Band-e Amir National Park
DID Press: The Taliban acting minister of vice and virtue at a gathering in Bamyan province said that tourism is neither mandatory nor obligatory and women should be banned from going to Band-e Amir national park.
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World must Unite now to Halt Repression of Afghan Women!
Regimes can silence dissidents – but not for ever. They can censor books for a time – but the word will get through. They can deny girls opportunities – but no one should doubt that the spirit of the Afghan…
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Women’s rights in Afghanistan: An ongoing battle
Women’s rights have been an intense battleground between different actors for over a century, with periods of promising reforms followed by resistance and often reversals of progress
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Investing in Women and girls is the Surest way to Achieve SDGs
Women’s rights are not a luxury that can wait until we solve the climate crisis, end poverty, and create a better world.
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