Women's Rights

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  Women's Rights

  2021-12-08

  Female entrepreneurs in Herat remain defiant of restrictions

  Although many have lost their jobs, businesswomen say they will stand against restrictions on their right to work.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-11-29

  Afghan women find refuge, defiance in Herat's saffron fields

  Working in Herat province's saffron fields provides women the opportunity to work outside their homes and to support their families.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-11-24

  A 'dark future' for Afghan women who can no longer work

  For many Afghan families, women's salaries were crucial. As they are forced to stay home, with a food crisis looming and the political situation unstable, their suffering is compounded.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-11-22

  Afghan girls turn to learning handicrafts in defiance of education restrictions

  Barred from certain educational opportunities and trapped at home, young women say they will never accept defeat and see this as the beginning of a long struggle for their rights.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-10-12

  UN chief urges Taliban to fix 'broken' promises made to women, girls

  'Broken promises lead to broken dreams for the women and girls of Afghanistan,' said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-10-01

  Defiant Afghan saffron entrepreneur refuses to be silenced by Taliban

  A woman who has employed hundreds of women to produce saffron since 2007 says she will not bow to the Taliban's efforts to silence her.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-09-30

  Taliban disperse female protesters with gunfire in Kabul

  The Taliban violently cracked down on a small group of women who were demonstrating against the ban on girls attending secondary school.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-09-22

  Deprived of schooling, Afghan women see future marred by darkness

  One month after seizing power and pledging a softer version of their previous regime, the Islamists have incrementally stripped away Afghans' freedoms.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-09-20

  Taliban restrictions on women working bring outrage, defiance

  The Taliban are tightening their control of women's freedoms one month after seizing power.

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  Women's Rights

  2021-09-07

  Defiant Afghan women demand their rights in face of Taliban threats

  Women have stepped up their defiance of the Taliban in recent days, unwilling to relinquish the gains they have made over the past 20 years.