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calls to Honor Women’s Right to Education, Work Mount in Doha Meeting:

By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, May 01, 2023 at 8:50 PMAmid an ongoing international meeting of the UN in Doha, Afghans demanded that girls’ and women’s be granted access to education and work. A UN meeting chaired by Secretary General Antonio Guterres and attended by representatives of more than 20 countries and organizations was held on Monday in Doha. Some Afghan women meanwhile expressed criticism over the lack of women’s representatives in the meeting.…

Over 2,000 Afghans Freed from Pakistani Prisons in Past 6 Months:

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, April 06, 2023 at 8:35 PMThe Afghan consul in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari, said that more than 2,000 Afghan inmates, including children and women, were released from prisons in Pakistan over the past six months. Over 280 children were among the released Afghan inmates. Takhari said that more than 200 Afghans were freed from Pakistan’s prisons on Friday. “Around 2,200 people, including 221 women and 285 children, have returned…

Poverty, Unemployment Forcing 100s of Afghans to Go Abroad Daily:

Report in TOLOnews, April 03, 2023 at 12:18 AMPoverty and high unemployment have been driving hundreds of Afghans to leave the country every day. The citizens of the country said that they are forced to illegally migrate to find jobs abroad to feed their families. “I have been deported 16 times since 1391 (solar year) up to now… we are vulnerable and struggling with problems and we need to go out,” said Abdul Khaliq, a…

Hazaras are Expected to Support Taliban Security Forces: Sirajuddin Haqqani

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press, Feb 10, 2023Sirajudding Haqqani, Afghanistan’s Acting Interior Minister on Thursday said that the ruling regime would pay every effort to ensure the security of Afghans, including the Hazara people. While meeting with some key Shia figures, Haqqani said that the Hazaras are expected to support the current regime’s security forces. Sheikh Abdul Naser Bamiyani, Seyyed Sufi Gardizi, and Ahmad Hossein Sangardost have met with the Interior Minister and praised…