The Taliban pledged to honor women’s rights in Afghanistan. Here’s how it eroded them instead

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 in a lightning takeover following the withdrawal of US troops, the radical Islamist group appeared keen to distance itself from its earlier period of rule in the 1990s, presenting itself as more moderate and committed to the internal peace process.
Story Published at: December 24, 2022 at 01:41AM