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UN urges Taliban to uphold Afghan girls' right to education UNITED NATIONS: Marking the second anniversary of the Taliban’s ‘fatwa’ banning secondary education for girls, the head of the UN fund for education in…

CPJ urges Taliban to released detained Iranian photojournalist in Afghanistan The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based watchdog body, Tuesday called on the Taliban authorities to “immediately and unconditionally”…

Taliban’s treatment of women could be ‘Gender Apartheid’: UN United Nations The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan featured prominently at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday where UN-appointed rights experts…

UN security Council unanimously calls on Taliban to reverse bans on Women, Girls   United Nations In a rare display of unity, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution Thursday evening condemning…

CPJ urges Taliban to reverse decision to shut down women-run Radio Sada-e-Banowan The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent watchdog body, Friday called on the Taliban authorities to stop their crackdown on local…

SIGAR report exposes India’s spoiler role in Afghanistan A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has exposed India for playing the role of a spoiler in Afghanistan to fulfill its noxious designs.…

The militants have ramped up violence against Afghan security forces in recent days, ending a partial truce put in place during the run-up to a landmark US-Taliban withdrawal deal signed in Doha on Saturday. “Taliban fighters attacked at…