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Protesters call for the Taliban to reopen Afghan girls’ schools

March is allowed to go ahead, but women also banned from boarding planes alone

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022

Now Taliban preserve buddhas, with eye to China investment

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buddha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve buddhas

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buddha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

Afghan girls stage protest, demand Taliban reopen schools

About two dozen girls and women protest in front of the Ministry of Education against Taliban decision to shut schools.

Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2022

Taliban Blocked Unaccompanied Women from Flights

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board several flights, including some overseas, because they were traveling without a male guardian, two Afghan airline officials said Saturday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions from the Taliban, said dozens of women who…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

Officials: Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have refused to allow dozens of women at Kabul's international airport to board their flights because they were without a male guardian

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

‘Open the schools’: Afghan women protest against Taliban reversal on education

About two dozen girls and women chanting "open the schools" protested in the Afghan capital Saturday against the Taliban's decision to shut their secondary schools just hours after re-opening them this week.

France 24 · Mar 26, 2022

Kabul protesters demand schooling for girls

KABUL: About two dozen girls and women chanting “open the schools” protested in the Afghan capital on Saturday against the Taliban’s decision to shut their secondary schools just hours after reopening them this week.

Bangkok Post · Mar 26, 2022

Welcome to Britain … now what? Afghan families on their lives in limbo

As war in Ukraine creates millions of new refugees, many people airlifted to safety from Kabul last summer are still stuck in UK hotels. We spent six months following three families as they adjust to life in their new home

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

‘We suffered for a long time to get an education’: The Taliban reopens schools, but not for all pupils

After promising to allow girls of all ages to attend school, the Taliban has now banned those aged 13 and above from returning, writes Susannah George

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022