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Nearly 80 students, mostly girls, are poisoned in Afghanistan, say officials
Middle East

Nearly 80 students, mostly girls, are poisoned in Afghanistan, say officials

CNN  —  Nearly 80 primary school students, mostly girls, are suspected to have been poisoned over the weekend and taken…
Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
Middle East

Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say

CNN  —  The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms…
Egypt making great progress in women empowerment
Society

Egypt making great progress in women empowerment

A member of the National Council for Women and rapporteur of the council’s Political Participation Committee Sana al-Saeed said that…
Major foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees
Middle East

Major foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees

At least half a dozen major foreign aid groups have said they are temporarily suspending their operations in Afghanistan after…
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
Middle East

Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan

A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting against a…
Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work
Middle East

Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work

CNN  — The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered all local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to stop their female…
The Taliban pledged to honor women’s rights in Afghanistan. Here’s how it eroded them instead
Middle East

The Taliban pledged to honor women’s rights in Afghanistan. Here’s how it eroded them instead

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 in a lightning takeover following the withdrawal of US…
Taliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan
Middle East

Taliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan

The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal clampdown…
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