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Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
An article on the pro-Taliban Bakhtar News Agency which celebrated the return of students to school reported that the spokesman for the Education Ministry, Mawlawi Aziz Ahmad Ryan, said that "schools for women from the sixth grade above are closed until further notice." World news afghanistan The Department of State Travel Advisory for Afghanistan is Level 4: Do Not Travel, due to armed conflict, civil unrest, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. Travel to all areas of Afghanistan is unsafe.
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International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women
Rangina Hamidi: "Afghanistan is a complex country in a complex situation as we speak. As you mentioned, I held one of the highest positions that women could hold in the previous administration. And there was a lot of fear about me returning back to a country that is painted and viewed by world reporting as the most dangerous place on earth for women to be. And of course, I had to go with that fear in mind. But I have to be fair and honest to say that from the minute I landed back in Kabul and I traveled to Kandahar, which is my hometown and back to the U.S., the whole trip lasted about 20 days. I have to say that, yes, things have changed. Attorney-General's consent required for war crime prosecution Months ago, the militant group’s top leaders barred girls from secondary schools, and they also have issued other decrees that ban women and girls from certain public spaces and jobs. There are fears they will ultimately bar girls from primary school.