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Afghan women’s group hails ICC’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women

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Taliban took back control of the country in 2021 and have have barred women from jobs, most public spaces and education beyond sixth grade. File | Photo Credit: AP An Afghan women’s group on Friday (January 24, 2025) hailed a decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women….

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Senior Taliban person urges group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women, girls

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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AP A senior Taliban person 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. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy at the Foreign Ministry, made the remarks in a…

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