Taliban Women
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UN tells Afghan staff to stay home after Taliban female worker banThe restriction on female UN workers, coming in the wake of a ban on most female NGO workers in December, has prompted heavy international criticism.WorldApr 11, 2023
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UN tells Afghan staff to stay home amid expected Taliban ban on women workersU.N. officials in Afghanistan "received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff members" from working, a U.N. spokesperson said.WorldApr 4, 2023
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Taliban double down on barring women from taking university entry examsThe Taliban doubled down on their ban on women's education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams.WorldJan 28, 2023
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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, 2023
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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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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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Taliban crackdown on women’s rights possible crime against humanity: UN expertsThe Taliban took over from a western-backed government in Aug. 2021. They say they respect women's rights in accordance with their interpretation of Islamic law.WorldNov 25, 2022
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Many Afghan women pushing back against Taliban face-covering ordersMany women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of orders from Islamist Taliban rulers.WorldMay 11, 2022
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