When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, many feared women’s rights would shrink fast. Those fears are now written into law. The group has formally enacted a 90-page penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children, as long as the abuse does not result in broken bones or open wounds. The code, signed by the Taliban’s supreme...
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