MPs urge Ottawa to help women lawmakers flee Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Six Canadian MPs say the situation in Afghanistan is more dangerous by the day and the Taliban are controlling women with a “brutal gender apartheid system.”
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Former Afghan Lawmaker Shot Dead at Her Home in Kabul
The legislator, Mursal Nabizada, was one of a few female parliamentarians who remained in the country after the Western-backed government collapsed and the Taliban seized power.
Tributes, outrage after former Afghan female MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead
Police said an investigation was underway after the former Afghan female lawmaker was shot and killed by gunmen in her home in the capital of Kabul.
Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead in Kabul
Bodyguard also killed at home of one of few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after Taliban takeoverA former Afghan MP and her bodyguard have been shot dead by unknown assailants at her home in the capital, Kabul, police have said.Mursal Nabi…
As Humanitarian Crises Escalate, So Do Demands to End Them
David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee, says the global refugee crisis “is manageable, not insoluble.”
Afghan Women Are Devastated by Suspension of Aid Under New Taliban Law
Since the Taliban administration banned women from aid work, many groups have suspended their operations in the country and warned of permanently shutting down if the ban remains.
British Council workers ‘hunted’ in Afghanistan allowed to come to UK
Contractors forced to move between safe houses given green light to leave but others remain in the countryNearly 100 British Council contractors forced to live in hiding since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan have been given the green light to come …
Ukraine war pushes civilian casualties from explosive weapons to four-year high
Reported casualties in Ukraine were eight times more than Afghanistan – and real figure likely to be much higherRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesCivilian casualties from the use of explosive weapons soared by 83% last year because of the war in …
Suicide Bomb Attack Kills At Least 20 Outside Afghan Foreign Ministry In Kabul
Taliban security forces block a road after a suspected suicide blast near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on Wednesday. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP] BBC: Afghanistan: Deadly suicide bombing outside foreign ministry A suic…
Pakistan sends back hundreds of Afghan refugees to face Taliban repression
About 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers have arrived in Pakistan since August 2021, but a migrant crackdown has left many of them in fear of being jailed or deportedMore than 600 Afghans have been deported from Pakistan in the past three days, and hundreds…