Afghanistan Today
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UN says Taliban split on restoring Afghan women’s rights after delegation visitSome Taliban officials who met with a U.N. team this week were more open to restoring women's rights but others were clearly opposed, a U.N. spokesman said.WorldJan 20
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Critics ‘dismayed’ over Ottawa’s plans to install plaque praising Afghan evacuationThe memorandum says deputy ministers held a June 2022 discussion that included an event to commemorate the Afghanistan evacuation, but it doesn't say who came up with the idea.CanadaJan 17
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UN to stop some programs in Afghanistan after Taliban bans women aid workersUnited Nations officials and several aid groups said women's "participation in aid delivery is not negotiable and must continue," calling on the Taliban to reverse the decision.WorldDec 28, 2022
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Canada’s Afghan refugees continue to wait on family members to join themThe Taliban was ousted from power by a U.S.-led coalition, that included Canada, in 2001 in the aftermath of 9/11, but returned last year.CanadaDec 22, 2022
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Taliban’s ban on women in universities necessary to prevent gender mixing: ministerIn an interview with Afghan television, the Taliban's minister of higher education pushed back against the widespread international condemnation sparked by the ban.WorldDec 22, 2022
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Protests break out in Afghanistan’s capital after Taliban ban women from universitiesLarge-scale protesting has become rare in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country, as they are often shut down forcefully by security agencies.WorldDec 22, 2022
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Female students turned away from Afghanistan universities after Taliban banTaliban leadership have said they want peaceful relations with the international community but that foreigners should not interfere in domestic affairs.WorldDec 21, 2022
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Unblocking Afghanistan aid could come in spring, minister says amid calls for urgencyInternational Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said the government plans to amend the Criminal Code that forbids payments to the Taliban, but not until spring at the earliest.WorldDec 14, 2022
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Taliban carry out 1st public execution since Afghanistan takeoverThe announcement underscored the intentions by Afghanistan's new rulers to continue hardline policies implemented since they took over the country in August 2021.WorldDec 7, 2022
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Getting Canadian aid to Afghanistan can only happen with Criminal Code changes: officialsSenior public servants told the Senate human-rights committee Monday evening that they have spent a year trying to see if there is any workaround in Canada's anti-terrorism laws.CanadaDec 6, 2022
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