How the Taliban are violating women’s rights in Afghanistan
11 July 2023 |
10:25 am
By shutting down thousands of beauty salons across Afghanistan, the Taliban have taken another great stride toward erasing women from public life. Here are some of the other restrictions faced by Afghan women.
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