Afghan women News

UN has apologised for the "significant lapse in judgement" Pics of UN officials posing with Taliban flag drew flak on social media

Taliban has issued another decree against women in Afghanistan. Now an order has been issued to ban university education for women.

The Taliban has issued a new decree in Afghanistan. The Taliban have banned women from going to parks and gyms in Afghanistan.

The Taliban occupied Afghanistan for the first time in 1996. In August 2021, the Taliban once again came back to power. But the big question is how different this time's Taliban is from the 90s Taliban.

Any journalist now residing in Afghanistan must rely on the Taliban for security. Many of the stories the world reads about Taliban-controlled Afghanistan are fabricated, said Massoud Hossaini, Pulitzer Award winner and Human Rights campaigner. Massoud criticised the present administration, noting that the economic situation in Afghanistan is at an all-time low.

Pakistan Prime Minister has been trolled at home and abroad, especially by the Afghans for whom he claims to speak.

Saumya Tandon featured in the popular TV show Bhabhi Ji Ghar Pe Hain The actress is very active on Instagram and shares her stunning photos and dance videos on the social media platform

Taliban have admitted that they are not well trained to respect the Afghan women The insurgent group has told them to work from home

Before this, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had blocked operations in Afghanistan, which include an existing USD 370 million loan programme, as well as USD 340 million that Kabul was due to receive from Monday's release of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).

Afghan refugees staged a protest in front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Delhi seeking refugee cards, resettlement options to a third country, and security from the international body and the Indian government.

For Afghan women, their worst nightmare seems to have come true with the return of the Taliban. Women, who were one of the worst victims of Taliban oppression, are scared all the more this time around.

Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafza is concerned about the safety of women and girls in Afghanistan She has said that the return of the Taliban has posed the biggest threat to Afghan women When she was just 15, she was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out about her right to go to school

Human Rights Watch has slammed "virginity exams" conducted on Afghan women and girls accused of so-called moral crimes, saying the invasive tests by government doctors were tantamount to sexual assault.