Karzai blames Pakistan for girls school closure
KABUL (SW) – Former predident, Hamid Karzai, has said that the closure of schools for girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan are not based on Islamic rules, but ordered by Pakistan.
Category: Women
Pakistani religious scholars optimistic about Afghan girls’ education
MONITORING (SW) – A delegation of Pakistani religious scholars who returned home on Friday after “fruitful” meetings with top Afghan and Pakistani Taliban leaders in Afghanistan expressed hope that the Afghan girls will soon be allowed to attend schools in their country, reported Geo news.
US laments lack of political process involving the Afghans
MONITORING (SW) – The US has lamented the lack of any serious national political process involving the Afghan people.
“What is happening in Afghanistan is an alarm bell for all of us”
KABUL (SW) – Alison Davidian, Country Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan, has said that for most Afghan women and girls, almost each one of these days since 15 August has brought a deterioration in their rights, their condition, and their social and political status.
MAIL invites female staff only for meetings with foreign donors
KABUL (SW) – A number of female employees in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock told Salaam Watandar that the ministry only invites female employees to meetings with foreigners in order to attract funds.
Couple arrested in Kunduz after ‘escaping’ from home
KUNDUZ (SW) – The Islamic Emirate authorities in Kunduz have arrested a young couple on charge of ‘escaping’ from home.
20,000 women among the affected by the deadly earthquake in Paktika and Khost
KABUL (SW) – Close to 20,000 women of childbearing age, including 1,929 who are currently pregnant, are among those affected by the deadly earthquake that shook the provinces of Paktika and Khost in Afghanistan, said the UNPF.
Kabul School of Critics demand reopening of girls schools
KABUL (SW) – A group of women rights activists ‘Kabul School of Critics’ demanded the Islamic Emirate authorities to reopen girls’ schools without any further delay.
Religious scholars pledge allegiance to Hebatullah AKhundzada
KABUL (SW) – The religious scholars gathered at the Loya Jirga tent for a three-day conference have pledged allegiance to Maulavi Hebatullah Ahundzada, the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
UN holds urgent debate on Afghan women rights
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Human Rights Council held urgent debate on the plight of Afghan women at its 50th regular session in Geneva, Switzerland.
No government can survive with oppression, says Hebatullah
KABUL (SW) – Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, told the grand consultative session on Friday that justice is the secret of the survival and no government can survive with oppression.
Call for participation of women in the proposed Loya Jirga
KABUL (SW) – A number of female religious scholars and civil activists held a joint meeting in Kabul today, calling for women participation in the forthcoming Loya Jirga i.e. grand consultative meeting proposed by the Islamic Emirate.
