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Taliban announce women must cover faces in public, say burqa is best
Decree says a woman's father or closest male relative could be imprisoned or fired if the directives are not followed
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Afghan women defend right to drive as Taliban curb licences
Traffic department official says they were verbally instructed to stop issuing licences to women drivers
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US confirms cancelled talks with Taliban over nixing of girls’ education
State Department says decision is 'potential turning point in our engagement' with the group
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Four missing Afghan women activists released: UN
The activists had reportedly gone missing after participating in an anti-Taliban rally
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No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative: Taliban
Women seeking to travel should not be offered transport unless accompanied by close male relative, says spokesperson
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US welcomes Taliban decree on women's consent to marriage
Official urges the group to take more steps to ensure women's rights in Afghanistan
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Afghan Taliban arrest man for 'selling 130 women'
The group says the suspect would target poor women desperate to improve their circumstances
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Malala sends letter to Afghan Taliban one month after girls' school ban
Religion does not justify preventing girls from going to school, says Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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Malala pleads with world to protect Afghan girls' education
We cannot make compromises on the protection of women's rights, says Nobel laureate on UNGA sidelines
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Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry
Female staff say they had been trying to return to work at ministry for weeks since Taliban takeover last month