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The United Nations said on Monday in a new report that the Taliban authorities continue to enforce restrictions on women’s rights to work, education and freedom of movement. The report on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, covering October to December, states that the de facto Ministry of the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice is particularly involved in imposing these policies. Among others, the report gives examples of instances where the ministry’s employees in Kandahar province ensured that women were not travelling long distances without mahrams – a male guardian fro…

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