Afghanistan most repressive country for women, says UN official

Briefing the UN Security Council on Afghanistan on Wednesday, Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan and the head of UNAMA, said that a faction within the Taliban disagrees with the group’s way of governing. 

“I believe that there is a faction within the Taliban leadership, and across the movement, that does not agree with the current direction the leadership has taken. This faction understands that attention must be paid to the real needs of the people,” she said.