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UN decries Taliban actions against Afghan women, girls

A new report by the United Nations said women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights since the Taliban seized power in August 2021. The UN decried the imposition of over 100 decrees targeting women and girls, restraining work, freedom of movement, and education, calling it “institutionalised…

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