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Afghanistan: Taliban's new morality laws further penalises women

Some of the restrictions stipulate women should fully cover their faces and bodies, and their voices should not be heard in public places.

A new morality law by the Taliban's supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada lay a code of conduct for Afghan citizens, and further increases already severe restrictions against women. Our correspondent in Kabul, Yogita Limaye who has gained rare access, has more.

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[Image: Afghan women stitch clothes at a workshop in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Credit: Qudratullah Razwan/EPA]

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Tue 10 Sep 2024 06:06GMT

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