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Five years after the Taliban takeover: the normalization of the exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan
Summary by Christgiving Editorial Desk UN Women , as published by ReliefWeb
· August 12, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway This limits women's ability to seek justice and only criminalizes violence within marriage if it results in severe physical injuries.
In the local area, concerns are growing about the status of women and girls. A decree has abolished legal equality between men and women, giving husbands authority over their wives. This limits women's ability to seek justice and only criminalizes violence within marriage if it results in severe physical injuries.
The situation is further complicated by another decree that makes it harder for women to leave a marriage, while allowing men to divorce unilaterally. This decree also implicitly permits child marriage, eroding women's and girls' rights. Further details on the situation and its impact on women's health and rights are available from ReliefWeb.
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Category: disaster Published: August 12, 2026 Source: ReliefWeb Reading time: 1 min
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