Afghanistan sees return of brutal punishments under Taliban
By DW
29 November 2022 |
2:20 pm
When the Taliban seized power in 2021, many people, including some Western diplomats, expected the fundamentalist group to rule differently this time around. A year later, Afghanistan's rulers have proven them wrong.
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