No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban's New Rules on Violence Against Women

No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban's New Rules on Violence Against Women

A woman sits in a public space in Kabul. Under new Taliban laws, a wife who visits her relatives without her husband's permission faces up to three months in prison. Credit: Learning Together. By External SourceKABUL, Apr 21 2026 (IPS) The Taliban have announced new laws that effectively legalise domestic violence against women and children. Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, signed a decree introducing a new criminal co…