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Afghanistan
Karzai Calls for Reopening Afghanistan Schools, Universities to Girls
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has called for the swift reopening of schools and universities to girls, stressing the importance of empowering girls and ensuring equal access to educational opportunities on the occasion of the International Day of…
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Taliban Rejects Talks With Political Opponents, Maintains Ban on Girls’ Education
DID Press: Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Taliban’s Commission for Contact with Afghan Personalities, has ruled out negotiations with political opponents, saying the group does not consider them legitimate parties to Afghanistan’s political conflict. He also said the ban on…
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Koofi, Andisha Condemn Exclusion of Women’s Rights from Doha Agreement
DID Press: Afghan politician Fawzia Koofi and diplomat Nasir Ahmad Andisha have responded to remarks by Taliban official Shahabuddin Delawar, who said women were not mentioned in the 2020 Doha Agreement between the Taliban and the United States. Delawar, head…
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UNAMA Deeply Concerned Over Detention of 52 Women and One Girl in Herat and Kabul
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the recent arrest and detention of Afghan women and girls, as well as threats of detention against them by what it referred to as the de facto…
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Taliban Bars Girls From Kankor for Third Consecutive Year
DID Press: Taliban has again excluded Afghan girls from the country’s university entrance examination, as registration for the 1406 general Kankor and religious-school entrance exams gets underway. Registration for the 1406 Kankor examinations has opened, with eligible applicants given until…
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UK to Resume Refugee Resettlement Scheme, Prioritising Afghan Women and Palestinians
DID Press: UK is set to reopen its refugee resettlement programme, with vulnerable Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees among those expected to receive priority, according to reports citing Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Under the plan, hundreds of refugees…
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Afghan Mathematician Nominated for Nature’s Global “Inspiring Women in Science” Award
DID Press: Afghan mathematician and university lecturer Zainab Modoodi has been nominated in the Science Outreach category of Nature magazine’s global Inspiring Women in Science Awards, recognizing her academic and educational efforts to expand access to education for Afghan women…
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Khalilzad Questions Pakistan’s Commitment to Afghan Women’s Rights
DID Press: Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, has questioned Pakistan’s commitment to the rights of Afghan women and girls following remarks by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Khalilzad said in a post on X that Pakistan’s…
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43 Countries Condemn Taliban Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls
DID Press: Representatives of 43 countries at the United Nations in New York have expressed solidarity with Afghan women and girls and condemned the Taliban’s continued restrictions on their rights, calling for all such measures to be lifted immediately. In…
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Mike Waltz Calls on Taliban to Take Action on Detentions, Terrorism and Rights
DID Press: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the Security Council that the Taliban must take concrete steps rather than make statements if it wants greater international legitimacy, while calling for the release of detained U.S. citizens…
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