Investigation Documents 231 Violent Deaths of Women and Girls in Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule
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How are women in Afghanistan today and what can we do to support them? Hamburg-based SPD politician Mehria Ashuftah was born in Kabul and shares her insights.For women and girls in Afghanistan, the Taliban's renewed takeover of power on August 15, 2021 was a historic turning point. Within a short time, they were deprived of fundamental rights for which they had fought for decades. Girls are no longer allowed to go to school regularly after the s…
Investigation documents 231 violent deaths of women and girls in Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Journalists working covertly for the Afghan media outlet Zan Times have documented 231 violent deaths of women and girls in 10 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, according to an investigation published by The Guardian. In 53 of those cases, authorities recorded suicide as the official cause of death despite relatives, witnesses and medical workers reporting evidence of violence. Of the 231 women and…
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