"Taliban imposed system of widespread discrimination against women in Afghanistan": UN official

Dec 08, 2023

The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the Taliban have really clamped down and imposed a...

Afghan women protest against Taliban ban on university education of female students

Dec 25, 2022

According to the videos circulating on social media, a group of women took to the street and marched around the province, chanting slogans like:...

Taliban fire tear gas against Afghan women protesting for rights in Kabul

Jan 16, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 : The Taliban members fired tear gas and used pepper spray against the Afghan women who were protesting for their...

US deeply concerned for Afghan women, says NSA Jake Sullivan

Aug 17, 2021

Washington [US], August 18 : The US is deeply concerned for Afghan women and girls under the Taliban control, National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake...

Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch

Sep 23, 2021

New York [US], September 23 : The Taliban in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women...

Afghan women stand against Oslo summit; say 'step toward Taliban is step taken against Afghan people'

Jan 24, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 24 : Amid the ongoing talks between the Taliban delegation and members of the international community in Norway, human rights advocates...