Afghan athlete and IOC member Samira Asghari explains how female competitors skirted Taliban restrictions to make it to Paris — and why women’s sports must be restored in Afghanistan standing tall By Abigail Pesta Top stories newsletter A Cultural Force That Transcends Generations ...
Women in Afghanistan have been banned from sports since Taliban regained control in 2021; exiled womens cricketer Firooza Amiri tells Sky Sports News that an England boycott of the mens Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan doesnt have any impact
Empowering Women and Youth in Afghanistan: Successful Conclusion of the UNITAR Entrepreneurship Training Programme UN International Training and Research CenterApril 14, 2025 Since the first phase started in August 2024, the programme has engaged 2,158 individuals from all 34 provinces in Afghanistan, ...
"The Taliban’s hatred of women extends beyond the living. It is now mandatory for store owners to cover the faces of mannequins. These dystopian images are a sign of how much worse life is going to become for Afghan women if the world doesn’t stand with them," read...
Life expectancy is about 51 years for men and 54 years for women. Decades of war and its fallout have devastated the stability of the population. During the late 1980s some 6 million people—probably one-third of the Afghan population at the time—were refugees, especially due to the ...
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The latest official statistics show there are now 64,000 children in school, one third are girls. In addition 29% of the teachers in the province are women, compared with 15% in 1993. Effort is being made to ensure that teachers receive salaries on time and increasing the attendance of ...
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Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children By ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/25/2024 08:47 AM EST Congress Senate confirms stalled promotion for general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal Meryl Streep to UN: Cats have more freedom than Afghan women ...