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Afghanistan dispatch: the Taliban have established a gender apartheid regime

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Afghanistan dispatch: the Taliban have established a gender apartheid regime

August 30, 2024 10:30:48 am

Meena Sadr is a former JURIST correspondent in Afghanistan. She now lives in the United States. The Taliban have lately passed the so-called Law on Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which “shall be enforced in all offices, public places, and people living in the territory of Afghanistan” (Article 4). The provisions of this [...]

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