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Afghan public universities reopen with gender segregated classes

Universities reopen six months after Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women have returned to classrooms.

Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022

Afghan universities reopen, with few women

Afghanistan’s main universities reopened on Saturday six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women returned to now-segregated classes.

Bangkok Post · Feb 26, 2022

US Allows Transactions with Afghan Govt despite Sanctions

The United States on Friday issued new rules that would allow most commercial and financial transactions with Afghanistan while maintaining sanctions against the Taliban, in an effort to ease the flow of humanitarian aid and kickstart the paralyzed economy. Non-governmental organizations and financial institutions have expressed concerns about running afoul…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2022

UNICEF chief: Taliban committed to let girls back to school

UNICEF's top chief says the Taliban have committed to allowing Afghan girls to go to school next month

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

College dreams dashed as young Afghan women fight to keep poverty at bay

As students return to universities across Afghanistan this month, law major Waheeda Bayat will not be among them.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Taliban tells Russia and Ukraine to resolve crisis through 'peaceful means'

The group expressed concern for civilian casualties and asked for Afghan migrants to be kept safe

Manchester Evening News · Feb 25, 2022

Fresh clashes on Pakistan-Afghanistan border kill two, wound several

Clashes between Afghan and Pakistani security forces have killed two people and wounded several in a border region of the two neighbours, officials said, the latest in a series of such skirmishes.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

Afghanistan’s libraries go into blackout: ‘It is painful to see the distance between people and books grow’

“The lights are off, shelves are in disarray and dust has coated every single book,” says Zabihullah Ehsas, my longtime friend and mentor, describing the current state of Khushal Baba Ketabtun, a library we established together in 2012. Our efforts represented an attempt to address the shortage of Pashto books…

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2022

Afghan refugees living in Australia on temporary visas call on government to grant them permanent protection

For the more than 10 years he's lived in Australia, Afghan refugee Abbas Haidari has been locked in a state of visa limbo that has left him unable to access permanent protection, sponsor his family or even take out a business loan. He and other advocates are calling for change.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022

German aid group battles to evacuate Afghans who worked with army

Ahmad, a 30-year-old Afghan who worked for the German military, is now in hiding in Kabul in fear of his life.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022