UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After pleading with world leaders at the United Nations to protect the education and rights of women in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban took over, Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan girls robotics team, broke down in tears backstage.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US secretary of state has launched the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER). Antony Blinken launched the alliance on the .
Speaking at an event held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that since the “Taliban” swept into power, they have banned gi