VOA News March 3, 2023 Roshan Noorzai, Fawzia Ahsan, Sahar Azimi, and Waheed Faizi WASHINGTON — Every morning since 2021, 26-year-old Sabira Saidi would wear her black hijab and face mask and go to work accompanied by her father or brother. Saidi, who worked as a case worker for London-based Children in Crisis in Kabul and
Khaama: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again condemned the Taliban’s ban on female employees’ work, adding that gender-based restrictions will lead to a shortage of food, medicine, and other life-saving supplies, affecting vulnerable people including women and girls. The Secretary of State in a recorded speech sent to the United Nations Human Rights
By Mansoor Khosrow Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 1, 2023 The majestic mountains in the central province of Bamiyan are known as Afghanistan’s skiing capital. But due to a new Taliban ban, women are no longer welcome on the slopes. Hundreds of amateur and professional skiers took to the mountains to hone their skills far from
Akmal Dawi VOA News February 23, 2023 Afghanistan has a higher maternal mortality rate than all its six neighbors combined, according to a World Health Organization report released Thursday, and experts say the maternal health crisis is feared to get worse. The landlocked country’s 620 fatalties per 100,000 live births is the highest in Asia,
The Guardian (UK): Taliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, claiming their use by women is a western conspiracy to control the Muslim population. The Guardian has learned that the Taliban has been going door to door, threatening midwives and ordering pharmacies to clear their shelves of all
Khaama: Following the ban issued by the Taliban regime nearly two months ago restricting women from working for NGOs, a considerable number of women and children are [missing] out on life-saving aid during these difficult times, according to Save the Children. On December 24, 2022, the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] authorities of Afghanistan issued a decree
8am: A reliable source in the Taliban-run Public Health Department in Kandahar reported this order was verbally communicated to the employees on Sunday. The Taliban have already banned women from working with national or international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Female students in grade 6-12 still face an uncertain future as Sunday marks 500 days that schools have been closed for girls in those grades. The students said the closed schools have faced them with psychological problems and mental pressure. Click here to read more (external link). Related Girls React to Ban on
Khaama: Mullah Mohammad Abbas Akhund, the Acting Minister of Disaster Management of the Islamic Emirate has said the decree banning women employees from working for NGOs will not be lifted, and the international community should respect the Islamic culture of Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the ban imposed by the Taliban on university education for women contradicts Islamic teachings. The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed this issue on Tuesday, at the meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of foreign ministers. Click here to read more