Taliban rule marked by systemic abuses, collapse of women’s freedoms and impunity: Report

Taliban rule marked by systemic abuses, collapse of women’s freedoms and impunity: Report

The US State Department, in its annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices, says Afghanistan under Taliban rule saw “widespread disregard for the rule of law and official impunity” for those responsible for abuses, as well as a “significant deterioration” in women’s rights due to restrictive edicts. The department says the Taliban have further restricted women’s access to education, employment and freedom of movement, “effectively removing …