Five years after regaining power, the hard-line Islamist regime has formalized a women’s rights rollback in a sprawling penal code that experts say makes it almost impossible for women to escape abuse.Taliban fighters standing guard as a woman walks along a street in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, in 2024.Wakil Kohsar / AFP via Getty Images fileAug. 14, 2026, 6:00 PM EDTBy Omid SobhaniFor women like Latifa, there is no escape from abuse in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban have a powerful new tool in their quest for total social control
Five years after regaining power, the hard-line Islamist regime has formalized a women’s rights rollback in a sprawling penal code that experts say makes it almost impossible for women to escape abuse.
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