Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Afghan Women
Afghan Woman Who Was a War...
Alina Jun Nawabi was born in Afghanistan but spent years in hospitals after being taken to the United States as an injured war victim. She now works for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), where she is assisting additional Afghans to leave the country
Hunger Strike by Afghan Women ...
British Afghan women have gone on hunger strike in Afghanistan to protest the Taliban’s treatment of women
Female Afghan Prosecutors Concerned About Taliban...
In Afghanistan, female prosecutors are afraid of the Taliban and the tens of thousands of detainees released by the insurgent group. These Afghan women are appealing to the international community for help
Experts Claim Taliban Routinely Intimidate Afghan...
Women say they are afraid for their future as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan’s government, with many doubting the Islamist group’s promises to preserve women’s rights. President Joe Biden stated on Friday that the Taliban’s ability to receive help and recognition will be determined by how they treat Afghan women and girls
Attacks on Afghan Women Journalists Increases
Female journalists in Afghanistan are concerned about their safety after three women working for a media outlet in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad were killed in an early March attack claimed by the Islamic State
Women in Afghan Security Forces Fear...
While talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban continue in Doha to find a solution to nearly two decades of conflict, women serving in the Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) say they fear losing their jobs if the Taliban return to power
Afghan Government Should Prioritize the Release...
Afghanistan faces particular challenges in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak given the continuing conflict in the country, poor health infrastructure with just 300 ventilators, a shortage of doctors and other trained health workers, and a lack of testing facilities
Meeting of Group of Friends of...
Hillary Clinton former United States Secretary of State, deliveres the keynote address at the meeting of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan
Afghan Housewives Becoming Entrepreneurs
While increasing numbers of Afghan women are taking part outside their homes, the majority are homemakers. But, a group of women in the country’s western province of Herat are making a name for themselves as entrepreneurs
Women Enter Afghanistan’s Male Dominated Restaurant...
Women are slowly moving into Afghanistan’s male-dominated restaurant industry. And one entirely women-run restaurant in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province is attracting food lovers from the region