Many women trying to continue their academic education at the University of Tehran are complaining that the promises made by its president, Seyed Mohammad Moghimi, are not matching the reality that they are being forced to deal with.
Special envoys for Afghanistan from several Western governments and the European Union said in a joint statement on March 7 that they had "grave concerns" about the deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation in the Taliban-led country.
The normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan fully resumed on February 25 after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut nearly a week ago by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.