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Afghan Girls Turn To Madrassas Amid Education Ban By Taliban
For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones' graves. She dreams of becoming a doctor - but knows it is a futile dream.
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Taliban Minister Asks Government To Lift Education Ban On Afghan Girls
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.
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"Nothing Allowed For Them": Afghan Women Demand Education Rights In UN
Engineering student Somaya Faruqi had to flee Afghanistan to continue her studies after the Taliban government returned to power two years ago and banned more than 1.1 million girls and women from schools and universities.
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80 Afghan Girls Hospitalised After Being Poisoned At Schools: Report
An education official in Afghanistan said almost 80 girls were hospitalised after being poisoned at schools, Fox News said.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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How A Tiny Basement In Delhi's Jangpura Is Helping Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees
Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.
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Afghan Ex-President Hamid Karzai Voices Concern Over Closure Of Girls' Schools
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the ruling Taliban on Sunday to re-open girls' high schools and applauded female students in the eastern province of Paktia.
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Afghan Women Facing "Alarming Rollback" On Rights Under Taliban: UN Official
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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Taliban Add More Compulsory Religion Classes To Afghan Universities
Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials said Tuesday while giving little sign that secondary schools for girls would reopen.
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"We Keep Naughty Women At Home," Says Taliban Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani
Haqqani also said that the Taliban regime is seeking "good relations with the US and the international community."
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Taliban Stops Issuing Driving Licence To Afghan Women: Reports
The Taliban regime has stopped issuing driving licence to women in Kabul and other provinces according to some local media reports. In a recent order, the Taliban banned girls from attending school above grade sixth.
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India, UK Ask Taliban To Allow Afghan Girls To Return To Secondary School
India and UK have expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, violations of human rights and the hampered access of girls and women to education, a joint statement said.
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6 Killed In Blasts At Kabul School, 11 Wounded: Police
Three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing several people, according to Afghan security and health officials.
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World Bank Freezes Afghan Projects As Taliban Bans Girls From High School
The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
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Afghan Girls Turn To Madrassas Amid Education Ban By Taliban
For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones' graves. She dreams of becoming a doctor - but knows it is a futile dream.
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Taliban Minister Asks Government To Lift Education Ban On Afghan Girls
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now "in jeopardy", the United Nations' cultural agency said Thursday.
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"Nothing Allowed For Them": Afghan Women Demand Education Rights In UN
Engineering student Somaya Faruqi had to flee Afghanistan to continue her studies after the Taliban government returned to power two years ago and banned more than 1.1 million girls and women from schools and universities.
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80 Afghan Girls Hospitalised After Being Poisoned At Schools: Report
An education official in Afghanistan said almost 80 girls were hospitalised after being poisoned at schools, Fox News said.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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How A Tiny Basement In Delhi's Jangpura Is Helping Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees
Amid a labyrinth of shops in a bustling market in south Delhi's Jangpura, lies a tiny room in a basement where around 300 refugees from Afghanistan are taught English and familiarised about Indian society to help them get an education and employment.
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Afghan Ex-President Hamid Karzai Voices Concern Over Closure Of Girls' Schools
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the ruling Taliban on Sunday to re-open girls' high schools and applauded female students in the eastern province of Paktia.
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Afghan Women Facing "Alarming Rollback" On Rights Under Taliban: UN Official
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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Taliban Add More Compulsory Religion Classes To Afghan Universities
Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials said Tuesday while giving little sign that secondary schools for girls would reopen.
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"We Keep Naughty Women At Home," Says Taliban Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani
Haqqani also said that the Taliban regime is seeking "good relations with the US and the international community."
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Taliban Stops Issuing Driving Licence To Afghan Women: Reports
The Taliban regime has stopped issuing driving licence to women in Kabul and other provinces according to some local media reports. In a recent order, the Taliban banned girls from attending school above grade sixth.
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India, UK Ask Taliban To Allow Afghan Girls To Return To Secondary School
India and UK have expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, violations of human rights and the hampered access of girls and women to education, a joint statement said.
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6 Killed In Blasts At Kabul School, 11 Wounded: Police
Three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing several people, according to Afghan security and health officials.
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World Bank Freezes Afghan Projects As Taliban Bans Girls From High School
The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
