taliban Flashcards

1
Q

what does taliban mean

A

student

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2
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when taliban was in power between ________________________, all girls were banned from school and women from paid employment

A

1996-2001

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3
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as of 2018, fewer than 40% girls attended secondary school, according to ______data

A

unicef data

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4
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____________- of the rural and urban female population attended primary school

A

70% of urban girls

40% of rural girls

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5
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what is the new name of the ministry of women affairs

A

vice and virtue

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6
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when did taliban assume control over the country

A

15 aug

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7
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what has been the increase of girls in primary school since after western backed government

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almost 0 to 2.5 million

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8
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female literary rate has doubled to ____ (unesco data)

A

30%

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9
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what is the number of girls in school in afghan

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3.6 million of which 2.5 million go to primary school

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10
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__% in secodary school in 2018 and in 2003

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2003 - 6%

2018 -40%

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11
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in 2015 ____________ uni offered a masters degree in women and gender studies

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kabul university

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12
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how many afghan children are put of school and how much of this are girls

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3.7 million of which 60% are girls

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13
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what % of schools are girls only

A

16%

taliban mandates gender segregation

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14
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according to the human rights watch what is literacy rate among teenage boys and girls

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girls - 37%

boys - 66%

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15
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who is the unicef representative in afghan

A

salam al janabi

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16
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what is the name of the un mission tasked with assisting afghan

A

unama - un assistance mission in afghan

17
Q

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan was founded on and headquartered in

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Founded: 28 March 2002
Headquarters: Kabul, Afghanistan

18
Q

what was the duration of the unama and when was it extended

A

20 years

Legal status: UN Security Council Resolution 2596(2021) extended UNAMA until 17 March 2022

19
Q

who is the head of unama and who is its parent org

A

Head: Deborah Lyons

Parent organization: United Nations Security Council

20
Q

Since ___________, and following a directive of the UN Secretary-General, UNAMA is an integrated mission.

A

2008
This means that the Special Political Mission, all UN agencies, funds and programmes, work in a multidimensional and integrated manner to better assist Afghanistan according to nationally defined priorities.

21
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Two deputy Special Representatives (DSRSG) oversee the main pillars of the mission –

A

political affairs and development and humanitarian assistance

22
Q

The political affairs pillar is led by

A

Mette Knudsen

23
Q

evelopment pillar is led by

A

Ramiz Alakbarov

24
Q

The United Nations has been involved in the region since 1946 when Afghanistan joined the ____________. Agencies such as UNICEF have been operating in Afghanistan since 1949.

A

General Assembly

25
Q

when was human rights watch founded and where is it headquartered

A

Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Founded: 1978

26
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what was the the human rights watch founded as

A

Founded in 1978 as Helsinki Watch to monitor the Soviet Union’s adherence to the Helsinki Accords, the group subsequently expanded in size and scope. It adopted its current name in 1988. Its headquarters are in New York City.

27
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when did the helsinki watch become the human rights watch

A

1988

28
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helsinki accords

A

The Helsinki Final Act, also known as Helsinki Accords or Helsinki Declaration was the document signed at the closing meeting of the third phase of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. The Helsinki Accords were primarily an effort to reduce tension between the Soviet and Western blocs by securing their common acceptance of the post-World War II status quo in Europe.
They recognized all borders in central and eastern Europe established since World War II thereby acknowledging a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.
Dates: 30 Jul 1975 – 1 Aug 1975
Follows: Paris Charter

29
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UNICEF, also known as the

A

United Nations Children’s Fund

30
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what is the obj of unicef and how many countries does it have presence in

A

the United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.

31
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where is it headquartered and who is its president

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Executive Director: Catherine Russel
President: Tore Hattrem
Founded and HQ: 11 December 1946, New York, New York, United States

32
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who is its parent organisaion

A

unga, also founded by unga and Ludwik Rajchman

33
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who is the sec gen of unga

A

António Guterres
Former Prime Minister of Portugal
Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)