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Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

August 15, 2024 admin

Afghan primary school girls make their way to home near the Shuhada lake in Kabul on March 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said on Thursday (August 15, 2024). Afghanistan is the only country in the world with bans…

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1.4 Million Afghan Girls Banned From Schools Since Taliban Return To Power

August 14, 2024 admin

There are now nearly 2.5 million girls deprived of their right to education, the UN agency said. Kabul: At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with the future of an entire generation now “in jeopardy”, the United Nations’ cultural agency…

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PM Modi Inaugurates 46th Session Of World Heritage Committee At Bharat Mandapam

July 21, 2024 admin

PM Modi pointed out that India’s heritage is not just history, it is also science. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will contribute one million dollars to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to provide support for heritage conservation in countries, especially of the Global South. Speaking at the inauguration of…

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Date, History, Wishes, And All You Need to Know

May 22, 2024 admin

Buddha Purnima 2024: Buddhists mark the day with prayers, meditations. Buddha Purnima, a sacred festival observed by Buddhists worldwide, honours the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. While the exact date of his birth remains unknown, traditions celebrate it on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month in the Hindu lunar calendar….

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Taliban Ban Women From Visiting Afghanistan National Park

August 28, 2023 admin

Established in April 2009, Band-e-Amir is Afghanistan’s first national park In another regressive move, The Taliban have banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, BBC reported. Afghanistan’s acting minister of virtue and vice, Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while visiting the park….

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