ABC News: “Pick up the phone right now, call Kabul and ask the girls to be released immediately,” Hoda Khamosh, an Afghanistan woman’s rights activist shouted at the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Oslo, Norway, last week. Khamosh demanded the release of Tamana Zaryabi Paryani and Parawana Ibrahimkhel, two female activists who
Lisa Schlein VOA News February 2, 2022 GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on the Taliban for information about the whereabouts of six women who were abducted two weeks ago in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The agency says it is extremely concerned about the fate of the six who were abducted in connection
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 2, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Public universities in warmer provinces of Afghanistan reopened Wednesday to both female and male students for the first time since the Islamist Taliban took control of the war-torn country last August. Witnesses said university administrations enforced gender segregation in line with directives from the Taliban government, including
The Times (UK): The fighters have banned women from government jobs and many schools have closed to girls. Now a more sinister picture is emerging, writes Charlie Faulkner. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 30, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban announced Sunday they would start reopening all public universities in Afghanistan from this week, more than five months after the Islamist group retook control of the war-torn country. Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the minister for higher education, said by video that students in Afghan provinces with
8am: The National Ski Federation organized its first training session among 50 athletes from Kabul, Ghazni, and Bamiyan provinces. The three-day ski competitions were organized on Friday in the Qarghnatoo area of central Bamiyan. The head of the ski federation also said that in a recent meeting with high-ranking Taliban officials, they did not allow
Al Jazeera: The Afghan Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice plastered posters across Kabul’s cafés and shops earlier this month to encourage the wearing of the burqa, a full-body veil that also covers the face. It did not issue an official directive. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 23, 2022 The first Taliban delegation to visit Europe since returning to power in Afghanistan has begun talks with Afghan civil society members focused on human rights, Norway’s Foreign Ministry says. Headed by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the delegation was to dedicate the first day of their three-day
8am: With the Taliban taking control of the country, employment opportunities reached a record low. Women are the main victims of this problem in Afghanistan. The Taliban have multiplied their problems by imposing severe restrictions on women’s right to work and education. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 22, 2022 The Taliban has said it has a right to crack down on dissent and to jail protesters amid international concerns about the whereabouts of two women activists who were reportedly detained earlier this week in Kabul. While denying that any women were being held, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid