Afghanistan’s Taliban regime has approved new laws sharply restricting women’s public life. The edict bars women from speaking in public, claiming an “intimate” voice could cause temptation, and also restricts looking at unrelated men. The measures, announced by authorities and approved by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, further tighten controls over women’s behavior.
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