Female entrepreneurs lament loss of business opportunities
KABUL (SW) – Female entrepreneurs say that with the passing of time, they are losing more and more business with the harsh rule of the
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Girls’ long wait for return to the schools continue
KABUL (SW) – A number of female students in the southern provinces say they continue to anxiously wait for return to the schools for nearly
Top US envoy on tour for “unified” response to the Islamic Emirate’s policies
MONITORING (SW) – The US’ Special Representative for Afghanistan (SRA) Thomas West will travel to Pakistan, Germany, and Switzerland January 29 – February 4 to consult with partners,
UNSC to hold special session on Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on Afghanistan on Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
Martin Griffiths meets Sirajuddin Haqqani in Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Acting Minister of the Interior Affairs, Sirajuddin Haqqani, has met Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and his accompanying
UN chief demand to reverse the ‘outrageous and self-defeating ban’ on women, girls
MONITORING (SW) – The UN chief has demanded the Islamic Emirate authorities to lift restrictions imposed on women and girls seeking education in Afghanistan. “Now
Martin Griffiths meets Amir Khan Mutaqqi in Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, has met with Amir Khan Mutaqqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of
UN demands to reverse the curbs imposed on women, girls in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – A high ranking UN delegation has urged the Islamic Emirate authorities to reverse the restrictions imposed on women and girls. On behalf
Barring girls from classrooms could create “a lost generation”
MONITORING (SW) – Barring girls and young women from classrooms in Afghanistan could wipe out huge gains made in education and create “a lost generation”,
Harsh winter claims dozens of lives in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, officials have said, deepening a humanitarian crisis
School girls turn to roadside bread selling stalls to support families
TALUQAN (SW) – Poverty and sadness is everywhere in the air when you walk through Taluqan, the capital city of Takhar where young school girls
Visiting UN delegation reiterates call for women’s right to work, education
KABUL (SW) – The visiting UN delegation has reiterated the call for women’s right to work and education in Afghanistan. Amina Mohammad, the Deputy Secretary
