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Taliban legalizes slavery, steps up suppression of women and girls: ‘Slide farther backwards’

The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal procedure code signed by its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Legal ...
Human Rights Watch

Taliban’s Mandatory Burqa in Herat Assaults Women’s Autonomy

The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have recently banned women doctors, patients, and healthcare workers from entering hospitals without wearing a burqa. On November 10, 2025, ...
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Taliban minister confronted over women’s rights during rare press conference for female journalists

The Taliban’s foreign minister faced questions on Afghan girls and women being banned from education and work as he sat down for a rare press conference in Delhi on Sunday, attended by women ...
The Diplomat

Taliban: Russia’s ‘Objective Allies’ in its Fight Against the Islamic State

India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh On the sidelines of the third round of the U.N.-convened Doha Working Group (commonly known as Doha Process) meetings ...