Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): Calling the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan "unjustifiable", the UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has raised his concern and said that there is a violation of women's rights.
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): Afghanistan's education department on Monday stated that nearly 70 per cent of schools in Nuristan province do not have buildings.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Taliban forces suppress a protest by Afghan women on Thursday in regard to the ban on girls' schools nearing almost nine months.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Amidst several discussions in Afghanistan over the Taliban decree banning secondary schools for girls, the Nimroz education department has agreed to reinstate female teachers in the school.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 26 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, met members of Hazara and Shia communities and stressed the importance to ensure protection and human rights for all people in Afghanistan.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the series of attacks that led to the deaths of over 50 boys and girls, calling it a "grave rights violations" in Afghanistan.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Inaugurating a school in Afghanistan's Kandahar, deputy commissioner of the UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) Yumiko Takashima expressed hope that boys and girls study together to bring peace in the country's future.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): French Parliamentarians have called for sanctions on Taliban officials in response to the ban on school girls above grade sixth imposed by the Islamist outfit in Afghanistan.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): US special envoy for human rights and Afghan women and girls Rina Amiri has said that the reopening of schools for girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan might lead to discord within the Taliban leadership, reported local media.