For Afghanistan's women, their once-promising futures are now constrained by a regime whose laws are designed to push them out of public life, leaving a bleak future.
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Taliban intelligence agents have arrested Hekmat Aryan, the head of Khoshhal Radio, a private radio station in southeastern Ghazni province, according to a media watchdog.
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Three years after their return to power, the Taliban have revered gains for women's rights in Afghanistan, effectively erasing women from public life. The Taliban's leadership remains intransigent, and there is no indication so far that they are willing to reverse their policies.
Women everyday find new ways to defy Taliban rules. From online classrooms to underground protests, women’s voices and power grow parallel to the regime’s resolute grip on power.
Backed by the Taliban's full force, nomadic tribes are on a spree to extort sedentary populations who are already pushed to the brink by drought, poverty, and conflict.
Millions are on the brink of being thrown back under Taliban brutality, some after decades of living abroad.
An overview of the Taliban's emergence and rule in the 1990s, return to power in 2021, and its power-sharing structure.
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