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15/08/2022 05:06 GMT : Women’s rights annihilated in Taliban Afghanistan

Women’s rights annihilated in Taliban Afghanistan

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The previous Taliban regime, in the 1990s, severely curtailed women's freedom

Since the takeover of power by the Taliban last year, a series of restrictions have been re-imposed on women

Exactly one year after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, there are continuing concerns about the rights of women and girls in the country. A Taliban spokesman said many Islamic clerics remain strongly opposed to girls going to secondary school.

The US Secretary of State has denounced Iranian state institutions for inciting violence against the author Salman Rushdie; then gloating over the attempt on his life. Mr Rushdie remains critically ill after being stabbed at a literary event in New York state on Friday, though he is now able to breathe unaided.

And the Mexican authorities say a sharp rise in water levels at a flooded mine is complicating efforts to evacuate ten workers who've been trapped there for nearly two weeks.

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