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UN urged to declare Taliban’s crackdown on Afghan women, girls ‘gender apartheid’The head of UN Women told the Security Council that increasingly dire Taliban edicts are exacerbating mental health issues and suicidal thoughts, especially among young women.WorldSep 26
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More than 200 former Afghan military, officials killed since Taliban takeover: UNThe mission said in a report it had recorded at least 218 extrajudicial killings with links to the Taliban from their takeover of Afghanistan in mid-2021 up to June.WorldAug 22
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The Taliban seized Kabul 2 years ago. Those who escaped still struggleTwo years ago, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan when Kabul fell. Now, millions of people are displaced or remain in the country where they likely face poverty and famine.CanadaAug 15
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Afghan universities must wait for Taliban to allow female students back, official saysAn adviser at the Higher Education Ministry said universities were ready to readmit female students as soon as Akhundzada gives the order for the ban to be lifted.WorldAug 12
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‘They want us to disappear’: Taliban bans beauty salons in AfghanistanThe Taliban is outlawing salons across the country, ordering them to close in one month and putting thousands of women out of work.WorldJul 9
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Taliban ban beauty salons for women in AfghanistanThe ban targets the capital, Kabul, and all provinces, and gives salons throughout the country a month's notice to wind down their businessesWorldJul 4
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Biden administration failed to plan before Afghanistan collapse, U.S. report findsThe Biden administration released sections of the long-awaited report on the Friday before the July 4 holiday weekend, though it withheld most of the report from public release.U.S. NewsJun 30
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Liberal bill that would unblock Afghan aid clears Senate, set to become lawThe passage of the bill by both chambers of Parliament comes more than a year after many of Canada's allies issued exemptions for aid workers in their own terrorism laws.PoliticsJun 15
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House sends bill that would unblock Afghan aid to Senate, which has concernsThe House of Commons' passage of Bill C-41 comes more than a year after many Canadian allies issued exemptions in their terrorism laws for aid workers.PoliticsJun 12
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Nearly 80 school girls poisoned and hospitalized in AfghanistanNearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said Sunday.WorldJun 4
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