How the Taliban are ‘eliminating women’ in Afghanistan
15 May 2022 |
12:56 pm
The Taliban have further curbed women's rights with their latest veil compulsion decree. Afghanistan's civil society faces an uphill task to challenge the group without adequate support from the international community.
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