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Foreign News
Afghanistan Indefinitely Bans Female Students From Sitting For University Entrance Exam
The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education in Afghanistan has ordered private universities not to allow female students to sit for…
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Eye-For-An-Eye Sharia Justice Returns To Afghan Courts
Kneeling in front of a turbanned judge in a tiny room at the Ghazni Court of Appeal in eastern Afghanistan,…
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Scores Of Lawyers Work To Gain Temporary Legal Status For 250 Female Judges In Afghanistan
Lawyers from some of the nation’s largest law firms are working to help win temporary legal status for 250 female…
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Metro News
Taliban Build Legal System In Afghanistan
A small carpeted room serves as a makeshift jail for 12 “criminals” who are awaiting Taliban justice, caught in the…
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Foreign News
Irish Legal Community Asks Lawyers To Support Fleeing Afghan Legal Professionals
Since the Taliban seized power in August, there have been fears over the safety of Afghanistan’s women judges and lawyers,…
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Taliban Supreme Leader Tells New Government To Uphold Sharia Law
The Taliban’s secretive supreme leader on Tuesday told the newly appointed government to uphold sharia law, in his first message…
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Afghanistan: Taliban Officially Declare Islamic Emirates, Name New PM And Govt Officials
The Taliban seized control of most of the country more than three weeks ago, ousting the previous elected leadership of…
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Judges, Lawyers, Human Rights Defenders Seen As Under Threat In Afghanistan
Concerns for women’s safety were bolstered on Tuesday when a Taliban spokesman, according to news sources, said women should stay…
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