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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Eight years after raising the national terrorism threat level, Australia recently lowered it again – from mid-range (probable) to low-range (possible).

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U.N. aid chief to visit Afghanistan over female aid worker ban

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths will visit Afghanistan in the coming weeks and seek to meet the highest possible officials within the Taliban-led administration after it banned female aid workers, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

Reuters

G7 Tells Taliban to ‘Urgently Reverse’ Ban on Women Aid Workers

G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taliban to "urgently reverse" a ban on women working in Afghanistan's aid sector. The ban is the latest blow against women's rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban reclaimed power last year. The hardliners also barred women from attending universities earlier this month,…

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Outcry intensifies after Taliban bars women from working with NGOs

The UN has announced the suspension of critical operations in Afghanistan following the Taliban government's ban on female employees working with aid groups. Foreign ministers from 12 countries and the EU – including the United States and France – have urged the Taliban to reverse its decision.

Radio France Internationale

Private Afghan universities risk closure after ban on women

A spokesman for Afghanistan's private universities says a quarter of those institutions risks closure because of the ban on female students imposed by the Taliban government

The Independent UK

Afghan women determined, frustrated after Taliban NGO ban

After the Taliban’s ban on women working for non-government groups in Afghanistan, some women staffers say they will try to continue their work under the radar

The Independent UK

UN halts some operations in Afghanistan over women aid worker ban

‘Female staff are key to every aspect of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan,’ UN agencies and aid groups said.

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U.S., UK, EU among countries calling for Taliban to reverse ban on women aid workers

Foreign ministers of 12 countries and the EU, including the United States and Britain, urged Afghanistan's Taliban-led government on Wednesday to reverse its decision barring female employees of aid groups.

Reuters

U.N. halts some programs in Afghanistan after ban on women aid workers

The United Nations said on Wednesday that some "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers.

Reuters

Refugee ‘living in fear’ after Home Office threaten to deport him to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Exclusive: Shafiq Khaksar was prosecuted for illegally entering the UK days after his arrival

The Independent UK

‘Sense of helplessness’ for Afghan women on Taliban NGO work ban

Alia, an Afghan mental health professional, said the Taliban’s ban on women working with NGOs hurts the vulnerable.

Al Jazeera

Security Council Urges Taliban to Reverse Restrictions on Women

The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing alarm at the "increasing erosion" of human rights in the country. In the latest blow to women's rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban reclaimed power last year, on Saturday the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. Security Council denounces Taliban bans on women in Afghanistan

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups.

Reuters

UN Urges Taliban to End ‘Terrible’ Restrictions on Women

The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences. "No country can develop -- indeed survive -- socially and economically with half its population excluded," Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said…

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The Independent UK

UN rights chief urges Taliban to drop restrictions on women

The United Nations’ human rights chief has decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, urging the country’s Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately

Zenger

Study: US Inner Cities More Dangerous Than Afghanistan

Life in America's inner city are often fraught with violence.

The Independent UK

Cleverly calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the ban on women working for aid charities would stop millions of people from getting support.

ABC News

These Afghan women are risking their lives to protest against the Taliban's university ban

When the Taliban announced women would no longer be allowed to attend university under their strict interpretation of Sharia law, these students took to the street, defiant and ready for their voices to be heard.

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Aid groups stop operations in Afghanistan as Taliban ban women NGO staff

Several aid groups are suspending operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a new ban on women working in non-governmental organizations, potentially disrupting humanitarian assistance to millions during the harsh winter months.

The Independent UK

UN official, Taliban minister meet on Afghan women NGO ban

The United Nations says its top official in Kabul has met the Taliban government's economy minister in the Afghan capital

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Official Meets Taliban, Urges Reverse of NGO Female Worker Ban

The acting head of the United Nations' mission to Afghanistan told the Taliban administration's acting economy minister to reverse a decision to ban female NGO workers during a meeting, according to a statement on Monday. "Millions of Afghans need humanitarian assistance and removing barriers is vital," UNAMA said in the…

Reuters

U.N. urges Taliban to reverse ban on female foreign aid workers

A senior U.N. official has urged Afghanistan's Taliban administration to reverse a ban on female humanitarian workers that charities fear will worsen winter hardships.

Reuters

Afghanistan car blast kills provincial police chief, two others

A car blast in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province killed three people on Monday, including a provincial police chief, the Taliban-Run Afghan interior ministry said.

Evening Standard

Save the Children, others suspend Afghanistan efforts after Taliban ban on female staff

Four agencies suspend their programmes as they await clarity on the ban

Reuters

EU strongly condemns Taliban ban on female staff at NGOs

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday strongly condemned Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration's order to ban women from working at all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), saying this amounts to erasing women from public spaces.

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