Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored
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Afghanistan: Negotiating with the Taliban
Before the Taliban’s return, a brief hope was ignited. Could Afghanistan become a more just country? A group of Afghan women sat at the negotiating table. But after the Taliban took power in ...
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Since the Taliban captured power in August 2021, Akhundzada has issued dozens of edicts curbing women and girls’ access to ...
Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during Afghanistan pullout makes court appearance following capture
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Taliban insist Afghan women's rights are protected as UN says bans cannot be ignored
The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans.