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The Haqqani network pledged allegiance to the Taliban in 1995, [28] and has been an increasingly incorporated wing of the group ever since. [29] Taliban and Haqqani leaders have denied the existence of the "network", saying it is no different from the Taliban. [28] In 2012, the United States designated the Haqqani network as a terrorist ...
Higher education was one of the eight pillars of the Afghan National Development Strategy for 2008–2014. In December 2009, the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education launched the National Higher Education Strategic Plan: 2010–2014. Its two main goals were to improve quality and broaden access to higher education, with an emphasis on gender equity.
The Taliban previously arrested another outspoken critic of the ban on women's education Ismail Mashal in February, but he was released from custody on March 5. [ 60 ] Despite the ban, six provinces, Balkh , Kunduz , Jowzjan , Sar-I-Pul , Faryab , and the Day Kundi provinces still allow girl's schools from grade 6 and up.
Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. Now, the rights of Afghan women and ...
Haqqani is not related to the Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who in June met the UAE leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, but he is from his team.
The Taliban government is not recognized by any country and has been internationally condemned for restricting human rights, including women's rights to work and have an education. [89] The Taliban emerged in 1994 as a prominent faction in the Afghan Civil War and largely consisted of students from the Pashtun areas of east and south ...
Messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more moderate elements who want to scrap harsher policies and attract more outside ...
The Taliban must ensure that Afghanistan complies with its obligations under international law and their rights must be given political priority. It must reconsider the judgments and rules that restrict women's rights and their capacity to engage in social, political, and economic life. The Taliban must fulfill its promise to open schools for ...