
Taliban to close all NGOs that employ Afghan women
[France24 Asia-Pacific] - 12/30/2024
In the latest crackdown on women’s rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban have announced they will no longer allow any national or foreign NGOs that employ women to operate in the country. In a letter published on social platform X on Sunday night, the Economy Ministry said NGOs that do not comply (…)
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[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
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[Channel NewsAsia] - 21/02/2025
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[Channel NewsAsia] - 22/02/2025
Live: Netanyahu says Hamas will ‘pay’ for not returning body of Shiri Bibas as agreed
Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed to make Hamas pay for handing over an unknown body and (…)
[France24 Middle-East] - 21/02/2025