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ISLAMABAD AP 鈥?The mental health of聽Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures聽imposed by the Taliban since taking power t
stanley cup wo years ago, has deteriorated across the country, according to a joint report from three U.N. agencies released Tuesday.Nearly 70 percent reported that feelings of anxiety, isolation and depression had grown significantly worse between April and June, an increase from 57 percent in the preceding quarter, according to the report from U.N Women, the International Organization for Migration
stanley cup and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.Afghan women were interviewed online, in-person and in group consultations as well as via individual telesurveys. In total, 592 Afghan women across 22 of Afghanistan 34 provinces took part.T
stanley cup he women spoke of suffering from psychological problems including depression, insomnia, loss of hope and motivation, anxiety, fear, aggression, isolation and increasingly isolationist behavior, and thoughts of suicide.The Taliban, upon taking power in 2021 as聽U.S. and NATO forces were pulling out聽of the country following two decades of war, promised a more moderate rule than during their previous period in power in the 1990s. But they have instead imposed harsh measures, many of them targeting women.READ MORE: UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in AfghanistanThey have barred women from most areas of public life and work and banned girls from going to school beyond the si Mvqb Montenegro mourns after mass shooting kills 10
MINSK, Belarus 鈥?When Belarusians filled the streets to protest what they ca
stanley cup lled a fraudulent election that kept authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in power, the blunt repressions came first.Police used tear gas, flash grenades and beatings on the crowds in the capital of Minsk and elsewhere. They detained thousands, with hundreds injured and at least three deaths.But the heavy-handed measures in the days after the Aug. 9 election seemed to produce the opposite effect, emboldening more protesters, triggering strikes at state-run factories and forcing authorities to back off.With the protests now in their third week 鈥?including rallies that brought out an estimated 200,000 people in Minsk on the last two Sundays 鈥?the 65-year-old president is shifting tactics. He is moving to squelch the demonstrations gradually with vague promises of reforms
crocs mixed with threats, court summonses and the selective jailing of leading activists.Observers say the moves by Lukashenko to buy some time likely will see him holding onto power for now, although he almost certainly will face more challenges amid a worsening economy and simmering public anger. Lukashenko has enough resources to control the situation. He is predictably stifling the protests, but the picture is changing, said Valery Karbalevich, an independent political analyst. The economy is becoming Lukashenkos main enemy. His regime
jordan is running out of funds.Law enforcement vehicles are seen as people take part in a rall
