Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown
Islamabad, AfghanistanAP A women-run radio station in north-eastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official and the head of the station said Friday. Sadai Banowan, which means “women’s voice” in Dari, was launched 10 years ago in […]
Afghan women prosecutors once seen as symbols of democracy find asylum in Spain
Madrid, SpainReuters Pushing her son on a swing at a playground on a sunny winter’s day in Madrid, former Afghan prosecutor Obaida Sharar expresses relief that she found asylum in Spain after fleeing Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban took over. Sharar, who arrived in Madrid with her family, is one of 19 female prosecutors to […]
Top UN officials seek to ‘water down’ bans on women in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan/United NationsReuters The United Nations is pushing the Taliban administration in Afghanistan for more exemptions to its ban on most female aid workers, top UN officials said on Wednesday, while also expressing concern that foreign women working for international organizations and embassies could next be targeted. Speaking to Reuters during a visit to Kabul, […]
UN halts some programs in Afghanistan after ban on women aid workers
United NationsReuters The United Nations said on Wednesday that some “time-critical” programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers. UN aid chief Martin Griffiths, the heads of UN agencies and several aid groups […]