Human Rights

Taliban bar women under 40 from Afghan-Uzbek border market, traders say

Families who previously traveled to Termez for business or shopping now say they are less likely to make the trip.

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Taliban flog 31 people, including six women, in one week

The floggings took place in Parwan, Kabul, Paktika, Laghman, Balkh, and Khost.

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Bennett urges end to public floggings, warns against forced returns to Afghanistan

“These gross punishments that violate international law have increased massively," Bennett said.

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Taliban administer public floggings in three provinces

In Khost, seven men were lashed between 35 and 39 times.

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Karzai says Taliban’s ban on girls’ education harms Afghan well-being

We want our girls to go to school. We want schools and universities in Afghanistan,” Karzai said.

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Taliban flog 23 people in four provinces

According to Taliban statements, 16 of the individuals were lashed in Kunar.

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At Oslo Forum, Afghan Olympian denounces Taliban and global hypocrisy on women’s rights

She urged world leaders to draw a clear line between the people of Afghanistan and the Taliban.

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Young woman killed and burned in northern Afghanistan, sources say

The incident took place in the Tarshid area of Warsaj District.

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Taliban flog 31 people in five days

The punishments, carried out between May 22 and May 26.

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Taliban flog five people in eastern Afghanistan

The individuals were punished in separate incidents in the Ahmad Aba district of Paktia Province and the Alingar district of.

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