Women
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Afghanistani Refugee Women’s Football Team to Compete in FIFA International Tournament
DID Press: Afghanistani refugee women’s football team qualified for an international FIFA tournament for the first time in history and will compete against teams from the United Arab Emirates, Chad, and Libya from October 23 to 29 in Dubai. With…
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Shahbaz Sharif at UN: Taliban Must Respect Human Rights, Women’s Freedom
DID Press: Pakistan’s PM, Shahbaz Sharif, called on the Taliban to respect human rights and women’s freedoms and to ensure Afghanistan soil is not used for attacks against other countries. Addressing the UNGA in New York, Sharif urged Taliban’s caretaker…
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UN: Afghanistan Women Need Help More than Ever
DID Press: Afghanistan women are in urgent need of greater international support amid the country’s deepening social and economic crises following the Taliban’s return to power, warned UN. In its latest report, the UN said that women in Afghanistan “need…
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Quake Zones: 11,000 Pregnant Women at Risk of Death, Complicated Births
DID Press: International organizations warned that pregnant women in Afghanistan’s earthquake-affected areas forced to give birth under critical conditions without medical care. According to Save the Children Organization, more than 11,000 pregnant women in the earthquake-hit districts of Kunar province…
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Women and Girls in Kunar Quake Zone Face Severe Crisis, Warns UN
DID Press: UN warned women and girls who survived the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan’s Kunar province face grave challenges in rebuilding their lives and livelihoods, with limited access to humanitarian aid and cultural restrictions pushing them into a critical situation.…
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UN Strongly Criticizes Restrictions on Female Aid Workers in Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres described restrictions imposed by Afghanistan’s Taliban caretaker government on female aid workers as “unbearable and damaging,” warning that such measures will worsen the humanitarian crisis in earthquake-affected areas. Speaking at a press briefing in…
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Albania Appoints World’s First AI Minister
DID Press: In a groundbreaking move, Albania became the first country in the world to appoint an artificial intelligence–based digital figure as a government minister. The AI minister, named “Dila”, has been tasked with overseeing public procurement and combating administrative…
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Sushila Karki: Nepal’s First Female PM in History
DID Press: Nepal President appointed former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sushila Karki as the interim Prime Minister. She is the first woman in the history of Nepal to lead the government of this Himalayan country. The President of…
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Japan: Women Lead in Longevity, Over 100,000 Citizens Aged 100+
DID Press: Japan, one of the countries with the highest life expectancy globally, now has over 100,000 citizens aged 100 or older, attracting international attention. Recent government data shows the number of centenarians in Japan has surpassed 100,000. According to…
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Taliban Make Burqa Compulsory for Women in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Department for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has made burqa mandatory for women in Kandahar province, and prohibited shopkeepers from selling goods to women who do not comply, reported local sources. Officials reportedly instructed shopkeepers…
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