Critical assistance cannot reach women, children in need: EU special envoy on ban on Afghan women in NGOs

May 11, 2023

Regarding the situation of women in Afghanistan, EU Special Envoy Tomas Niklasson said that the prohibition against Afghan women working for NGOs is challenging...

US to exert pressure on Taliban to reconsider making hijab compulsory

May 11, 2022

Washington [US], May 11 : In response to the Taliban diktat making the hijab compulsory for Afghan women, the US stated that if the...

Women should be included in future of Afghanistan: UN

Jul 08, 2023

As Afghan women continue to live miserable lives under Taliban rule, the United Nations (UN) UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous emphasized that women...

UN Secretary General condemns ban on Afghan women working with UN in Afghanistan

Apr 05, 2023

Antonio Guterres in a tweet said: "I strongly condemn the prohibition of our Afghan female colleagues from working in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province."

Taliban bans Afghan women from 'hearing each other's voice'

Nov 01, 2024

The Taliban have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences Afghan women's voices even further, the latest step banned them from hearing each other's...

Afghan women face social, economic deprivation under Taliban rule

Sep 28, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 29 : Amid the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, the situation of Afghan women continues to deteriorate as they are denied their...