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UN delegation visits Afghanistan over women's rights

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A cold winter day in Fayzabad of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Source: Getty / OMER ABRAR/AFP via Getty Images

The visit was prompted by the Taliban's ban on women attending universities and its order that most female NGO workers stop work.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

Source: SBS News


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The visit was prompted by the Taliban's ban on women attending universities and its order that most female NGO workers stop work.


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