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    UAE condemns Taliban's decision to ban girls from higher education

    UAE condemns Taliban's decision to ban girls from higher education

    21 Dec 2022

    Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, reiterated the UAE’s strong condemnation of the most recent decision by the Taliban to...

    'Hugs, screams and cries:' Afghan women anguished at university ban

    'Hugs, screams and cries:' Afghan women anguished at university ban

    21 Dec 2022

    Female university students in Afghanistan were turned away from campuses on Wednesday after the Taliban-run administration said women would be suspended from tertiary education. The decision to bar women...

    Banned from education, 'idle' teen girls are married off in Afghanistan

    Banned from education, 'idle' teen girls are married off in Afghanistan

    12 Nov 2022

    Thirteen-year-old Zainab should have been shopping for a new school uniform this autumn but, with no prospect of girls' schools reopening in Afghanistan, she was instead forced to pick...

    A year in Afghanistan after return of Taliban

    A year in Afghanistan after return of Taliban

    16 Aug 2022

    It was exactly a year ago that the American forces and the rest of the Nato forces packed their bags and left Kabul in undignified haste, and the Taliban walked...

    Taliban torn over reforms one year after seizing power

    Taliban torn over reforms one year after seizing power

    10 Aug 2022

    One year on from the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, some cracks are opening within their ranks over the crucial question of just how much reform their leaders...

    VIDEO: Afghan women TV presenters vow to fight after order to cover faces

    VIDEO: Afghan women TV presenters vow to fight after order to cover faces

    23 May 2022

    Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels went on air on Sunday with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their appearance on television....

    Afghan women players make football debut in Australia

    Afghan women players make football debut in Australia

    24 Apr 2022

    Players from Afghanistan's national women's football team competed in a local league match in Australia on Sunday for the first time since fleeing the hardline Taliban. The result was...

    Afghan girls’ education ban won’t last, Malala tells Taliban

    Afghan girls’ education ban won’t last, Malala tells Taliban

    26 Mar 2022

    The Taliban's ban on girls' education won't last forever, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said on Saturday, emphasising that Afghan women now know what it is to be "empowered." The...

    Struggling to make ends meet, Afghan women sacrifice university studies

    Struggling to make ends meet, Afghan women sacrifice university studies

    27 Feb 2022

    Gulf Today Report As students return to universities across Afghanistan this month, law major Waheeda Bayat will not be among them. The 24-year-old was looking forward to resuming her...

    Afghan students return to classes as universities reopen for first time since Taliban takeover

    Afghan students return to classes as universities reopen for first time since Taliban takeover

    26 Feb 2022

    Kabul University, among Afghanistan’s oldest and most revered institutions of higher education, reopened on Saturday for the first time since the Taliban takeover six months ago. Men and women...

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