The Associated Press, Feb. 14, 2020 MUNICH The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a temporary truce that, if successful, would open the way for a deal that would bring American troops home from Afghanistan and end 18 years of war. The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of […]
Afghanistan: Banners promoting women’s dress code spark backlash
KABUL: Recently, a cleric in western Herat had banners installed across the city promoting strict Muslim hijab for women. And since the unveiling, Mawlawi Mujib Rahman Ansari has received a flurry of backlash from the public. Ansari, head of Herat’s Gozargah mosque and a prominent cleric in Herat city, has always been critical of women’s […]
Formation of Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan
Informal comments to the media by H.E. Adela Raz, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations and Karen Pierce, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, and President of the Security Council for the month of November on the Formation of Group of Friends of Women in […]
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