Small businesses a lifeline for Afghan women facing Taliban restrictions
Although the Taliban said that they have no problem with women working in the private sector, they have imposed restrictions ...
The Economist5d
Can women-only factories help more Indian women into work?
W HEN KAVIPRIYA, a 22-year-old from a village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, decided to take a factory job, her ...
'No one cared about us': Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors Afghan women in Knoxville
The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is honoring the Afghan Resettlement Program. Here's their story and how Lady Vol Michelle ...
Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to avoid deportation
Some 600,000 Afghans have returned home since last October, when the crackdown began, meaning at least a million remain in ...
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Afghanistan: Teen girls despair as Taliban school ban continues
Teenage Afghan girls have told the BBC they feel "mentally dead" as the Taliban's ban on their education prevents them from ...
The Independent23d
‘Without reason, I cry. I can’t sleep’: The Afghan judges trapped in hiding, fearing reprisal from the Taliban
It was designed to help those who have “assisted the UK efforts in Afghanistan and stood up for UK values” as well as vulnerable people, such as women ... her own home. “The Taliban started ...
Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation
Born and raised in Pakistan to parents who fled neighboring Afghanistan half a century ago, an 18-year-old found himself at ...
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As Pakistan begins second phase of deportation, Afghan women fear what lies ahead
Yet, fate dealt her another blow when the Taliban imposed a ban on girls’ education ... This looming reality is particularly alarming for Afghan women, whose fundamental rights stand imperilled back ...
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‘Without reason, I cry. I can’t sleep’: The Afghan judges trapped in hiding, fearing reprisal from the Taliban
Another 11 women judges are believed to have fled ... to feeling like she would be at risk if she went to her own home. “The Taliban started to search houses,” Aafia adds.