Ayaz Gul VOA News October 21, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s election authorities Friday disqualified populist former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for allegedly concealing his assets, prompting his supporters to stage nationwide protests and fueling political turmoil in the country. The ruling alleges that the former cricket star turned politician had made a
Tolo News: The Association of Obstetric Gynecology expressed concern about the lack of female medical doctors specialized in gynecology and obstetrics in some provinces of the country. Members of the association meeting at a symposium on capacity-building for female doctors in Kabul called on the Ministry of Public Health to create more opportunities for female
HRW: Three Afghan women detained for protesting Taliban abuses described torture and other severe mistreatment in custody, Human Rights Watch said today. The women said they were wrongfully detained with their families, including small children. They experienced threats, beatings, dangerous conditions of confinement, denial of due process, abusive conditions of release, and other abuses. The
8am: The Taliban fighters have attacked the two villages of Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province, injuring eight civilians and putting on fire three residential homes, local sources said. The Taliban accused the residents of these villages of having weapons and brutally tortured them, as well as they also launched house searches operation and dug
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 20, 2022 The Taliban allowed thousands of Afghan girls and women to take university entrance exams last week. But the militant group has banned them from applying for many courses, including journalism, engineering, economics, and many social and natural sciences. The move has limited the career prospects of many women and
8am: One Taliban fighter is killed and two others injured as a result of an explosion in Badakhshan province, local sources said. The blast reportedly took place in Argo district of the province at around 4:10pm Wednesday evening. According to sources, the target of this explosion was a Taliban vehicle and it was due to
PTI: “For Pakistan, the perils of a militant regime in Kabul have become unmistakably clear as the country has witnessed a mindboggling 51 per cent increase in the number of terrorist attacks in a single year since the Taliban takeover,” Pak Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS) noted in its report ‘Fallout of Afghan situation and
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The New Arab: New restrictions imposed by the Taliban have also had an impact on children’s mental health, especially for girls. The restrictions mean many girls have been excluded from school, socialising and going to parks and shops. The economic crisis has also forced some girls into early marriage as their parents need the money