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EU slaps sanctions on IEA ministers, chief justice

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The European Union has said it is  imposing restrictive measures against 18 individuals and five entities for human rights violations in Afghanistan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Ukraine and Russia.

The IEA ministers of Education and Justice as well as the acting Chief Justice of the Afghanistan Supreme Court are among the six individuals sanctioned because of their sexual and gender-based violence, the EU said in a statement.

The EU said these IEA officials were involved in depriving girls and women of education and work, obstructing access to justice and equal treatment with men.

However, Islamic Emirate . . .

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Javed Ahmad Kakar