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2 Afghan Teens Jailed For Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In England
Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers, who had both arrived in Britain alone in the last year, were given long detention sentences on Monday for raping a 15-year-old girl in central England.
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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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"Even A Squirrel...": Meryl Streep On Women's Rights In Afghanistan
American actor Meryl Streep has said a "squirrel has more rights" than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government's severe restrictions on their lives.
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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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2 Afghan Teens Jailed For Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In England
Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers, who had both arrived in Britain alone in the last year, were given long detention sentences on Monday for raping a 15-year-old girl in central England.
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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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"Even A Squirrel...": Meryl Streep On Women's Rights In Afghanistan
American actor Meryl Streep has said a "squirrel has more rights" than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government's severe restrictions on their lives.
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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.
