Ayaz Gul VOA News April 11, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations has warned that the Taliban’s “unlawful” ban on its female staff in Afghanistan could push the world body to cease operations in the country. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, issued the warning Tuesday, days after the fundamentalist authorities barred Afghan women
8am: Sources on Sunday, April 9, told Hast-e Subh that the Taliban gave permission for the operation of internet cafes in Herat on the condition that women are not allowed to enter. The Taliban’s morality police have warned internet cafe owners in Herat to “start their businesses, but not allow girls and boys under the
Waheed Faizi Roshan Noorzai VOA News April 9, 2023 WASHINGTON — Shaima, a local employee of the United Nations in Afghanistan, was shocked when she heard that she could not go to work because the Taliban had banned Afghan women from working with the U.N. agencies in the country. “We were not expecting that such a
Ariana: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to revisit the “unacceptable” decision to ban women from working with the United Nations. “The new edict will intensify the successive restrictive measures imposed on women and girls, including banning them from education, government jobs, and from working for
Ayaz Gul Margaret Besheer VOA News April 5, 2023 ISLAMABAD / UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Wednesday that it will not comply with a Taliban decree banning Afghan women from working for the organization and called on them to revoke it. “In the history of the United Nations, no other regime has ever tried
8am: Sources in Samangan province report that a teenager has died as a result of excessive torture by Taliban fighters in this province. According to sources, Juma-Khan, a 16-year-old resident of Kokjar village in Hazrat-Sultan district, was arrested two days ago by Taliban security forces in the district and died in a coma due to
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS April 4, 2023 The United Nations said the Taliban move to prevent female staff from entering UN mission facilities in Afghanistan is disturbing, unacceptable, and hinders the organization’s work. “The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff
8am: In a society where poverty and hunger are at their peak, and people struggle to meet their basic needs, why should the hijab be a priority? Do the Taliban inhabit a different world and not know the country‘s problems? Reports indicate that since the Taliban‘s return, prostitution has increased and spread throughout the country,
8am: Officials of the “Food and Work” project in Kabul say that Taliban have prevented female employees from working in the distribution of aid to the needy. On Saturday, officials of the project told Hasht-e Subh, “Taliban have hindered the Food and Work project. They have closed the office several times, citing that work for
Khaama: Taliban have shut down Radio Sadai-e- Banowan in northeastern Badakhshan province over an alleged violation of the ruling regime’s broadcasting policy, according to the officials of the local radio station. According to the Taliban’s Director of Information and Culture in Badakhshan province, Moezuddin Ahmadi, the women-run radio station was forced to cease its operation