Opposition to Girls’ Progress: The Taliban Bar Girls from Exit Exams for a Fourth Consecutive Year

Two weeks ago (April 10), the Afghanistan Medical Council, in coordination with the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health, held exit exams for medical students—but only for men. According to published…

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Taliban fighters guard at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 18, 2022. Several explosions and gunfire ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Escalating Taliban Violence: More Than 30 People Were Subjected to Physical Torture This Week

The Taliban’s Supreme Court said on Thursday (April 9) in its weekly report that officials of the group had carried out physical punishment on 31 people across eight provinces over…

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