UN asks Taliban to lift bans on female education, work for aid agencies

Jan 07, 2023

Last month, the Taliban imposed a restriction on female higher education and a ban on women from working in humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Human...

Taliban bans TikTok, PUBG in entertainment repression

Apr 22, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 : After banning girls' education and neckties, the Taliban bans PUBG and Tik Tok, leading to entertainment repression in the...

UN report reveals death threats to Afghan women amid Taliban rights crackdown

Aug 11, 2025

The UN report reveals that Afghan women working for the UN face death threats amid Taliban restrictions since 2021. The Taliban deny involvement. The...

Taliban bans co-education in universities in Herat province

Aug 23, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 : In its first "fatwa" after the siege of Kabul, the Taliban in Herat province have ordered all government and...

Taliban in fresh decree bans co-education in varsities

Apr 24, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 : After imposing stringent rules upon the Afghan civilians, the Taliban have now segregated weekdays of male and female university...

Swedish Committee for Afghanistan calls on Taliban to end ban on female education

Mar 28, 2023

As the Taliban continues to put restrictions on the basic rights of women in the country, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) demanded that...