The school year in Afghanistan began without girls, as the Taliban prohibited them from attending classes beyond the sixth grade. More than 1 million girls are affected by the ban, according to ...
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with ...
It addressed an ongoing need in the community: a backlog of refugee kids who needed to get a health exam that is required by ...
Thousands of migrant children, some bused to Colorado from Texas, have helped stave off enrollment-related cuts, but now some ...
Boys - like these ones in Khost - returned to school this week, but teenage girls were kept at home Teenage Afghan girls have told the BBC they feel "mentally dead" as the Taliban's ban on their ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from ...
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey regrets the Taliban's announcement that high schools in Afghanistan would remain closed for girls, the foreign ministry said late on Wednesday, calling on the hardline ...
GHAZNI: The Taliban carried out a double public execution at a stadium in southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday as thousands watched the killing of two convicted men as their victims' relatives ...
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions ...
Teenage Afghan girls have told the BBC they feel "mentally dead" as the Taliban's ban on their education prevents them from returning to school once again. More than 900 days have now passed since ...