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Afghan women denied access to midwifery training in latest blow to rights
Afghan Women Barred from Midwifery Training in Latest Setback to Rights. In a move that highlights the ongoing erosion of…
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Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards
Afghanistan‘s Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their…
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Angelina Jolie gets huge shout-out for supporting Afghan women
Angelina Jolie‘s advocacy for women’s empowerment has earned laurels across the aisle. Now, an internet influencer, Zahra, is giving a…
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Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban
Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against…
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Afghan women protest after Taliban Govt banned them from Universities
A small group of Afghan women staged a protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from…
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Taliban ban Afghan women from gyms and public baths
Gyms and public baths are now also off limits to Afghan women, the Taliban confirmed on Sunday, days after banning…
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Taliban ban Afghan women from flying without male relative
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation…
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Senior Taliban figure says Afghan women should not work alongside men
Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban said, a position…
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