1+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (68+ words) Arab News Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says - Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university - UN Women said the Taliban…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (277+ words) The European Union on Tuesday condemned the explosion near Shama-e-Hedayat private school in western Kabul, expressing deep concern over reports that dozens of students were injured and calling for schools and children to be protected in Afghanistan. The EU said…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (454+ words) Geneva, Aug 14 (IANS) The United Nations experts warned that institutionalised gender-based repression has further deepened under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, amid mounting restrictions on the Afghan population, particularly women and girls. The statement came as Afghanistan approaches nearly five years…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (295+ words) A new report by the United Nations said women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights since the Taliban seized power in August 2021. The UN decried the imposition of over 100 decrees targeting women and girls, restraining…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (676+ words) Seven in 10 women described their mental health as "bad" or "very bad", citing isolation, loss of opportunities and limited access to support networks Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions…...

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (509+ words) Five years after the Taliban takeover, half of Afghan women interviewed leave home only once or twice a month, according to UN Women. The Taliban authorities have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls since August 2021. Seven in 10 Afghan…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (27+ words) On domestic violence and dowry deaths in India, based on a recent tragic incident in Kerala. On why women hide abuse from their families and choose silence....