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Afghanistan
Canada: Inclusive Government, Human Rights Conditions for Normalizing Ties With Taliban
DID Press: Canada said on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan that it will not support normalizing relations with the group until there is tangible progress on human rights, the formation of an inclusive government…
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NRC Warns Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis Is Deepening
DID Press: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is worsening as international aid declines sharply, five years after Western governments withdrew their troops, diplomats and development agencies from the country. According to an NRC report,…
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ICC Judges Seek Separate Probe Into Taliban Gender Persecution Allegations
DID Press: Judges at the International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II have asked prosecutors to examine allegations of gender persecution by the Taliban through a separate investigation, arguing that the group’s conduct since 2021 is fundamentally different in nature from…
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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: Child Marriage and Maternal Deaths Rising in Afghanistan
DID Press: Four years after the Taliban’s return to power, the situation of Afghanistani women and girls has reached its most critical point, with early and forced marriages on the rise, maternal mortality increasing, and women’s access to education and…
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