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Barred from schools & universities, female students start own businesses in Afghanistan –…
KABUL (AFGHANISTAN): Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for girlsand women students in Afghanistan, some of them have launched their own enterprises in order to support their families economically, TOLOnews reported.They…
Taliban allow high school graduation exams for Afghan girls – Times of India
ISLAMABAD: Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation examsthis week, an official and documents from the Taliban government indicated on Tuesday — even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former…
“We Keep Naughty Women At Home,” Says Taliban Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani
<!-- -->Taliban leader and Afghanistan's acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. (AFP File Photo)The Taliban have promised to “good news” on the return of girls to schools in the country. But those who protested the regime's…
Afghan girls ‘must definitely’ return to school: Karzai – Times of India
KABUL: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that every girl in the country "must definitely" return to schools, as it is "absolutely" necessary for the well-being of war-torn nation. In his remarks to France 24, the former leader…
Canada to take in Afghan women judges and their families stuck in limbo for months – National…
Canada will take in female Afghan judges and their families who have been living in limbo, primarily in Greece, since their evacuation from Afghanistan in the fall, a spokesperson for the immigration minister said Friday.
In…
Malala Yousafzai Calls For Stronger US Support Of Afghan Girls’ Education
<!-- -->Pakistani human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai survived an attack by the Taliban in 2012. (File)Washington: Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for…
UNICEF working to directly fund Afghan teachers without Taliban interaction – National |…
The United Nations children’s agency said it was planning to set up a system to directly fund Afghan teachers, after the international community placed a freeze on funding to the Taliban-led administration.
“UNICEF is setting up…
“No Hope…”: Afghan Girls Want To Return To School Amid Taliban Rule
<!-- -->While boys over age 13 returned to school, girl pupils are barred from attending. (Representational)Kabul: Afghan teenager Amena saw dozens of classmates killed when her girls' school was targeted by an ISIS bomb attack in…
Afghanistan minister won’t commit to girls’ schooling despite international demand – National…
Afghanistan’s foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on Monday but avoided making firm commitments on girls’ education despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to go back to school.
Almost…