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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 Tells Afghan, 45, Who Married 6-Year-Old: "Wait Till She's 9"
Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages.
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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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Afghan Taliban Refuses To Attend Muslim Girls' Education Summit In Pakistan
The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls' education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan.
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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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As Deadline Approaches, Afghan Beauty Salons Prepare For Closure
Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising.
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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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UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
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Year Ender 2022: Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis After Taliban Takeover
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes such as barring girls from education, restriction on press, and imposition of repressive policies.
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Male Afghan Students Boycott Classes, Protest Women's Education Ban
Following the Taliban's ban on university education for girls, the male students in the country have boycotted their classes condemning the suspension of higher education for women, Tolo news reported on Sunday.
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Afghan Women Speak Out On University Ban: "Beheading Would've Been Better"
Women are now banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they have been steadily stripped of their freedoms over the past year.
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Afghans Use Social Media To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
Afghans voiced outrage on social media Wednesday over the Taliban's ban on women attending university, using the hashtag #LetHerLearn -- one of the only ways people can still protest in the country.
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
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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 Tells Afghan, 45, Who Married 6-Year-Old: "Wait Till She's 9"
Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages.
-
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.
-
Afghan Taliban Refuses To Attend Muslim Girls' Education Summit In Pakistan
The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls' education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan.
-
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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As Deadline Approaches, Afghan Beauty Salons Prepare For Closure
Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising.
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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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UN Chief Calls On Taliban To Reverse Ban On Education Of Afghan Girls
On the International Day of Education, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse the ban on girls' access to secondary and higher education.
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Year Ender 2022: Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis After Taliban Takeover
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes such as barring girls from education, restriction on press, and imposition of repressive policies.
-
Male Afghan Students Boycott Classes, Protest Women's Education Ban
Following the Taliban's ban on university education for girls, the male students in the country have boycotted their classes condemning the suspension of higher education for women, Tolo news reported on Sunday.
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Afghan Women Speak Out On University Ban: "Beheading Would've Been Better"
Women are now banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they have been steadily stripped of their freedoms over the past year.
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Afghans Use Social Media To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
Afghans voiced outrage on social media Wednesday over the Taliban's ban on women attending university, using the hashtag #LetHerLearn -- one of the only ways people can still protest in the country.
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
