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UN Envoy Urges Taliban Govt To Ensure Education For Girls
UN' Envoy Deborah Lyons urged the Taliban government to take necessary steps in providing education to girl children in the country. The statement has come after Taliban regime placed an indefinite ban on secondary education for girls. Lyons also raised concerns about the freedom of media in the country. She met with Taliban's acting minister for information and culture Khairulla Khaikhwa, to discuss the same.
Tags: Deborah Lyons, UN envoy, Taliban, Girls education, Freedom of press
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Taliban Arrests 3 Local Journalists, Shuts Down Radio Station In Kandahar
The Taliban on March 29, arrested three journalists and closed a radio station for reasons unknown. As per local media, Taliban intelligence stormed into the voice of the nation radio station in Kandahar and "captured" all the journalists. "My son is neither a criminal not a gunman. He is an ordinary person, and a journalist," said mother of a journalist who got arrested.
Tags: Taliban, Journalism, Freedom of press, BBC, VOA
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