Digital Abuse Is Curtailing Afghan Women’s Opportunities, Says UN
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says digital violence is limiting Afghan women’s access to education, markets and economic opportunities.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says digital violence is limiting Afghan women’s access to education, markets and economic opportunities.
Gul Hassan, the Taliban’s ambassador in Moscow, said Iran’s Chabahar port is becoming a key route for Afghanistan’s foreign trade, with daily commercial flows through the port increasing.
UN Women said on Sunday that the Taliban have barred the organisation’s female Afghan staff from entering United Nations offices for the past three months. The organisation warned that prolonged restrictions threaten the delivery of life-saving services.
A senior Taliban official said Pakistan’s delegation at recent talks in Istanbul asked Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada to issue a religious decree, or fatwa, declaring the ongoing conflict in Pakistan unlawful.
Benafsha Yaqoobi, the prosecutor at the People’s Tribunal for Afghan women, said that the Taliban have completely dismantled the rights and support systems for persons with disabilities since returning to power.
Envoys from Iran, Pakistan, Russia and China held talks on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) consultative meeting in Tajikistan, Iranian officials said Friday.
Pakistan has deported several Afghan refugees who were awaiting resettlement in the United States, The Washington Post reported, as Islamabad intensifies its crackdown on undocumented migrants.
The Islamabad High Court has stopped the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals and directed Pakistani authorities to explain the cancellation of their residency cards.
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say their visa extension requests are being rejected without explanation, leaving many in limbo and unable to return home.
