FeatureDespite the intense repression faced by Afghan women since the Taliban regained power in 2021, many continue to fight in whatever way they can, drawing strength from the energy of despair.
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.
The official stated that visas would be issued to chaperones “to allow them to accompany female students, as mandated by Afghan law,” to study in Pakistani institutions. The Taliban did not ...