Dress restrictions tighten for Afghanistan girls' schools, says rights group

Apr 28, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 28 : After seizing powering August the last year, the Taliban instituted a de facto ban on girls' secondary education, even...

Islamic scholars call on Taliban to reopen schools for girls in Afghanistan

May 01, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 1 : Islamic scholars at a gathering in Afghanistan's Paktia province called on the Taliban to reopen schools for girls, local...

Afghanistan: EU Parliament Member asks Taliban to lift ban on girls' education

Apr 14, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 : Taking a grim view of the ongoing human rights violations in Afghanistan, Hannah Neuman, a German member of the...

US cancels Doha meetings with Taliban after u-turn on girls' education

Mar 25, 2022

Washington [US], March 26 : The United States has cancelled its planned meetings with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar and sees its refusal to...

EU calls on Taliban to open secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan

Mar 29, 2022

Brussels [Belgium], March 29 : The European Union on Monday condemned the Taliban's decision to ban girls from receiving secondary education and believes that...

Girls in Afghan province of Balkh call on Taliban to reopen schools

May 13, 2023

As Afghan girls continue to remain deprived of education under the Taliban regime, girls in Balkh province have once again called out the de-facto...