Latest items for Afghanistan
Feb. 13, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 46-48).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 46-48).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab" (par. 12-14). ""Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab" (par. 12-14). ""Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place...more
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, their latest crackdown on women's rights in the country" (par. 1). "Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, banned them from parks, funfairs and gyms, and ordered them to cover up in public" (par. 6).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, their latest crackdown on women's rights in the country" (par. 1). "Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, banned them from parks, funfairs and gyms, and ordered them to cover up in public" (par. 6).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"Another salon manager said she employed 25 women who were all breadwinners for their families. 'All of them are heartbroken... what should they do?' she said" (par. 16). ""Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place left for women to earn for themselves and they want to take it, too,' she said" (par. 23-24).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"Another salon manager said she employed 25 women who were all breadwinners for their families. 'All of them are heartbroken... what should they do?' she said" (par. 16). ""Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place left for women to earn for themselves and they want to take it, too,' she said" (par. 23-24).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 ye
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 ye
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab"...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women have also mostly been barred from working for the United Nations or NGOs, and thousands have been sacked from government jobs or are being paid to stay at home" (par. 7). "Beauty parlours mushroomed across Kabul and other Afghan cities in the 20 years that US-led forces occupied the country after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York City's World Trade centre. They were seen as a safe place to gather and socialise away from men and provided vital business opportunities for women. 'Women used to chat, gossip. There was no fighting here, no noise,' said a salon worker who asked to be identified only as Neelab"...more
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, their latest crackdown on women's rights in the country. The order - which the vice ministry confirmed Tuesday - will force the closure of thousands of businesses run by women and outlaw one of the few remaining opportunities for them to socialise away from home. Salons are often the only source of income for households" (par. 1-3).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, their latest crackdown on women's rights in the country. The order - which the vice ministry confirmed Tuesday - will force the closure of thousands of businesses run by women and outlaw one of the few remaining opportunities for them to socialise away from home. Salons are often the only source of income for households" (par. 1-3).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place left for women to earn for themselves and they want to take it, too,' she said" (par. 23-24).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Raha, a 24-year-old student until she was barred from university last year, was visiting a salon Tuesday for a makeover before an engagement party. 'This place was the only place left for women to earn for themselves and they want to take it, too,' she said" (par. 23-24).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-2
"Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, banned them from parks, funfairs and gyms, and ordered them to cover up in public" (par. 6).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-2
"Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, banned them from parks, funfairs and gyms, and ordered them to cover up in public" (par. 6).
Feb. 7, 2025, 2:58 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"Radio Begum provided educational support for girls deprived of schooling. It offered an interactive antenna open to Afghan women to talk about their joys and sorrows. It provided a virtual living space for those deprived of it in the real world. On Tuesday, the Taliban raided the radio station's studio in Kabul, arresting two male employees, who have remained in custody, and suspending their right to broadcast" (para 2-3).
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"Radio Begum provided educational support for girls deprived of schooling. It offered an interactive antenna open to Afghan women to talk about their joys and sorrows. It provided a virtual living space for those deprived of it in the real world. On Tuesday, the Taliban raided the radio station's studio in Kabul, arresting two male employees, who have remained in custody, and suspending their right to broadcast" (para 2-3).
Feb. 7, 2025, 2:58 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: WAM-LAW-1
"This week, the Taliban closed one of the last remaining windows of freedom for Afghan women: a radio station broadcasting from Kabul and aimed at women" (para 1). "The radio station is being held hostage in order to put pressure on the television station, according to the presenters of both media. In any case, this is yet another act in the isolation of Afghan women, which is unprecedented in the world" (para 4).
Variables: WAM-LAW-1
"This week, the Taliban closed one of the last remaining windows of freedom for Afghan women: a radio station broadcasting from Kabul and aimed at women" (para 1). "The radio station is being held hostage in order to put pressure on the television station, according to the presenters of both media. In any case, this is yet another act in the isolation of Afghan women, which is unprecedented in the world" (para 4).
Feb. 7, 2025, 2:58 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"For a little more than three years, the Taliban have been gradually eliminating women's visibility in society. It began with a ban on girls going to high school, and is regularly followed by new decrees restricting women's freedoms. At the end of 2024, a decree signed by the Taliban leader obliged owners of houses to reduce the size of windows in rooms where women might be present. 'To protect neighbors from temptation,' according to the text, but also to make women even less visible" (para 5-6).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"For a little more than three years, the Taliban have been gradually eliminating women's visibility in society. It began with a ban on girls going to high school, and is regularly followed by new decrees restricting women's freedoms. At the end of 2024, a decree signed by the Taliban leader obliged owners of houses to reduce the size of windows in rooms where women might be present. 'To protect neighbors from temptation,' according to the text, but also to make women even less visible" (para 5-6).
Feb. 7, 2025, 2:58 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ATC-DATA-7
"The Afghan regime is also breaking out of its initial isolation by forging ties with China and the Gulf states: Those countries are doing so for geopolitical or economic reasons, and have no intention of addressing the plight of women" (para 9).
Variables: ATC-DATA-7
"The Afghan regime is also breaking out of its initial isolation by forging ties with China and the Gulf states: Those countries are doing so for geopolitical or economic reasons, and have no intention of addressing the plight of women" (para 9).
Feb. 7, 2025, 2:58 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"For a little more than three years, the Taliban have been gradually eliminating women's visibility in society. It began with a ban on girls going to high school" (para 5).
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"For a little more than three years, the Taliban have been gradually eliminating women's visibility in society. It began with a ban on girls going to high school" (para 5).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"When the Taliban came to power in August 2021 amid the US pull-out from Afghanistan, the fundamentalist group claimed there would not be a return to the hardline policies of their predecessors who ruled from 1996 - 2001. However, in the months that followed, women's rights were gradually rolled back as latest generation of Taliban hardliners ratcheted up restrictions" (Para 4-5). The recent taliban banning families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants can be seen as one of their discriminatory policies towards women. (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "Last month, the Taliban even begun enforcing blanket bans on all forms of contraception in capital Kabul and fourth largest city Mazar-e-Sharif,...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"When the Taliban came to power in August 2021 amid the US pull-out from Afghanistan, the fundamentalist group claimed there would not be a return to the hardline policies of their predecessors who ruled from 1996 - 2001. However, in the months that followed, women's rights were gradually rolled back as latest generation of Taliban hardliners ratcheted up restrictions" (Para 4-5). The recent taliban banning families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants can be seen as one of their discriminatory policies towards women. (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "Last month, the Taliban even begun enforcing blanket bans on all forms of contraception in capital Kabul and fourth largest city Mazar-e-Sharif,...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
"[A]uthorities say the archaic restrictions (Not allowing women to intermingle in public or go to public places like restaurants) are in place because of gender mixing or because women are allegedly not wearing hijabs or Islamic headscarfs correctly" (Para 7).
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
"[A]uthorities say the archaic restrictions (Not allowing women to intermingle in public or go to public places like restaurants) are in place because of gender mixing or because women are allegedly not wearing hijabs or Islamic headscarfs correctly" (Para 7).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have banned families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants in an Afghanistan province, adding to a slew of restrictions imposed since they swept to power. An official confirmed today that women and families will be restricted from restaurants with gardens and green spaces in the northwestern province of Herat. The latest crackdown on women's rights follows complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about men and women mixing together in such places" (Para 1-3). "[Since] Tabliban's takeover in 2021 they have also prohibited women from public spaces such as parks and gyms" (Para 4). "[A]uthorities say the archaic restrictions (Not allowing women to intermingle in...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have banned families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants in an Afghanistan province, adding to a slew of restrictions imposed since they swept to power. An official confirmed today that women and families will be restricted from restaurants with gardens and green spaces in the northwestern province of Herat. The latest crackdown on women's rights follows complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about men and women mixing together in such places" (Para 1-3). "[Since] Tabliban's takeover in 2021 they have also prohibited women from public spaces such as parks and gyms" (Para 4). "[A]uthorities say the archaic restrictions (Not allowing women to intermingle in...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"It (Restricting women from intermingling in public) applied only to restaurants with green areas, such as a park, where men and women could meet, he (Baz Mohammad Nazir, a deputy official from the Ministry of Vice and Virtue's directorate in Herat) said. 'After repeated complaints from scholars and ordinary people, we set limits and closed these restaurants" (Para 11).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"It (Restricting women from intermingling in public) applied only to restaurants with green areas, such as a park, where men and women could meet, he (Baz Mohammad Nazir, a deputy official from the Ministry of Vice and Virtue's directorate in Herat) said. 'After repeated complaints from scholars and ordinary people, we set limits and closed these restaurants" (Para 11).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Last month, the Taliban even begun enforcing blanket bans on all forms of contraception in capital Kabul and fourth largest city Mazar-e-Sharif, according to Afghan media" (Para 7).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Last month, the Taliban even begun enforcing blanket bans on all forms of contraception in capital Kabul and fourth largest city Mazar-e-Sharif, according to Afghan media" (Para 7).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1
"[S]ince Taliban took over in 2021, they have shut girls out of classrooms beyond sixth grade, banned women from universities, most types of employment, including jobs at the United Nations" (Para 6).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1
"[S]ince Taliban took over in 2021, they have shut girls out of classrooms beyond sixth grade, banned women from universities, most types of employment, including jobs at the United Nations" (Para 6).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of deaths in childbirth in the world – with one woman estimated to die every two hours" (Para 8).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of deaths in childbirth in the world – with one woman estimated to die every two hours" (Para 8).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women and girls dying due to struggling to receive healthcare during childbirth" (Para 1,2,3).The Taliban's decision to close institutions providing education for midwives, thereby restricting women's access to healthcare services, clearly indicates an impending shortage of midwives to care for women.(UST - CODERS COMMENT). "The Taliban have also banned women from being treated by male...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women and girls dying due to struggling to receive healthcare during childbirth" (Para 1,2,3).The Taliban's decision to close institutions providing education for midwives, thereby restricting women's access to healthcare services, clearly indicates an impending shortage of midwives to care for women.(UST - CODERS COMMENT). "The Taliban have also banned women from being treated by male...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women and girls dying due to struggling to receive healthcare during childbirth" (Para 1,2,3)
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women and girls dying due to struggling to receive healthcare during childbirth" (Para 1,2,3)
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying" (Para 1,2). "Sources close to the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health told BBC Radio 4’s World at One they have received orders to shut medical institutions to female students until further notice. Several midwifery institutions in different provinces in Afghanistan confirmed the ban is in place to the news outlet. Heather Barr, interim women’s rights deputy director at Human Rights Watch, told The Independent: “This is closing one of the...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying" (Para 1,2). "Sources close to the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health told BBC Radio 4’s World at One they have received orders to shut medical institutions to female students until further notice. Several midwifery institutions in different provinces in Afghanistan confirmed the ban is in place to the news outlet. Heather Barr, interim women’s rights deputy director at Human Rights Watch, told The Independent: “This is closing one of the...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of deaths in childbirth in the world – with one woman estimated to die every two hours" (Para 8).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of deaths in childbirth in the world – with one woman estimated to die every two hours" (Para 8).
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying" (Para 1,2). "Sources close to the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health told BBC Radio 4’s World at One they have received orders to shut medical institutions to female students until further notice. Several midwifery institutions in different provinces in Afghanistan confirmed the ban is in place to the news outlet. Heather Barr, interim women’s rights deputy director at Human Rights Watch, told The Independent: “This is closing one of the...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying" (Para 1,2). "Sources close to the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health told BBC Radio 4’s World at One they have received orders to shut medical institutions to female students until further notice. Several midwifery institutions in different provinces in Afghanistan confirmed the ban is in place to the news outlet. Heather Barr, interim women’s rights deputy director at Human Rights Watch, told The Independent: “This is closing one of the...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women and girls dying due to struggling to receive healthcare during childbirth" (Para 1,2,3)
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban. Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying. A director at leading global charity Human Rights Watch said the measures would lead to women and girls dying due to struggling to receive healthcare during childbirth" (Para 1,2,3)
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban, a hardline Islamist group which previously ruled the country, has blocked women from the workplace, education and public spaces, as well as barring them from taking part in all sports since seizing power after US and British forces withdrew in 2021" (Para 11).