UN urges Taliban to reverse restriction on women education
The United Nation’s Security Council has called for the reversal of restriction placed on women in Afghanistan by Taliban. Women have been banned from attending...
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Women banned from school in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s Minister for higher education, Neda Nadeem, Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have declared the country’s universities “off limits” to women. Announcing the ban on Thursday,...
Protesters urge Taliban to reopen girls’ schools
About two dozen, mainly female, protesters gathered close to the Taliban’s Ministry of Education on Saturday morning, calling on the group to reopen girls’ secondary...
G20 leaders pledge to avert economic disaster in Afghanistan
Members of the G20 group of major economies have pledged to avert an economic catastrophe in Afghanistan. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country should...