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Taliban ban on female Afghan UN staff draws criticism

UN Women joined UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in calling on the Taliban to immediately revoke this latest decision…reports Asian Lite News A top UN official has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban

April 6, 2023

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UN in talks with India for food supplies to Afghanistan

Last year, India had agreed to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat by road through Pakistan after overcoming Islamabad’s objections…reports Arul Louis UN officials are in touch with India about food supplies to

April 6, 2023

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Taliban urge global community to engage with them

It has been two years since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, but no countries have yet recognized it…reports Asian Lite News Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has called on the international

April 5, 2023

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Torkham terminal land acquisition dispute remains unresolved

The tribal elders threatened to stop the construction if the authorities do not give a positive response by March 16…reports Asian Lite News The dispute over the acquisition of land on the

April 5, 2023

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UN calls for clarity on Taliban ban on female staff

The United Nations is still looking into how this development would affect its operations in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News The UN is seeking clarity after the Taliban regime in Afghanistan banned female

April 5, 2023

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3 British nationals held by Taliban in Afghanistan

The government is hoping to send thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles away to the East African country as part of a deal to deter asylum seekers…reports Asian Lite News Interior

April 3, 2023

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Mortar mine explosion kills 2 children in Afghanistan

This is the third blast of its kind, which has claimed the lives of innocent children in Afghanistan over the past six days…reports Asian Lite News Two children were killed as a

April 2, 2023

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UN rights office concerned over arbitrary arrests by Taliban

The Taliban has since the start of 2023, arrested several civil society activists, journalists and women’s rights advocates for speaking up about their fundamental rights…reports Asian Lite News The UN Human Rights

March 31, 2023

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Afghan women slam Taliban over employment curbs

According to Kabul residents, both men and women must work in order for the economy to thrive in the nation….reports Asian Lite News Afghan women have criticised Taliban’s restrictions on female employment,

March 31, 2023

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4,327 Afghan refugees return home

Around 300,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Iran over the past six months…reports Asian Lite News At least 4,327 Afghan refugees have returned to the country from neighbouring Iran

March 30, 2023

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