The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country’s ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high… Source: World Bank Freezes Afghan Projects As Taliban Bans Girls From High School Category: World
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By NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU / AP AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky A Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces member holds an NLAW anti-tank weapon, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Mar. 9, 2022. The Russian forces encircled the key strategic port of Mariupol and besieged it for weeks, hammering it with rockets and artillery in a […]
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP. Source: Women Can’t Fly Without Male Relative: Officials Claim Taliban Order Category: World