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Taliban would roll back Afghan women s rights -U.S. intelligence report Reuters 5/4/2021
By Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban would roll back much of the progress made in Afghan women s rights if the Islamist extremists regain national power, according to an assessment released on Tuesday by top U.S. intelligence analysts.
The U.S. National Intelligence Council report likely will reinforce fears that the Taliban will resume the harsh treatment that women suffered under their 1996-2001 rule should the insurgents prevail in a full-blown civil war. The Taliban remains broadly consistent in its restrictive approach to women s rights and would roll back much of the past two decades of progress if the group regains national power, said the U.S. intelligence community s top analytical body.
A resurgent Taliban would curb Afghan women’s rights: US intelligence report
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Washington: The Taliban would roll back much of the progress made in Afghan women’s rights if they regain power, according to a US intelligence assessment released on Tuesday.
The US National Intelligence Council report appears to reinforce fears that the Taliban will resume the harsh treatment that women and girls suffered under their 1996-2001 rule should the insurgents prevail in a full-blown civil war.
Sultana Karimi applies make-up at a beauty salon in Kabul. Some Afghan women fear the return of the Taliban and their hard-line stance on women’s rights.
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WASHINGTON The Taliban “would roll back much” of the progress made in Afghan women’s rights if the Islamist extremists regain national power, according to an assessment released on Tuesday by top U.S. intelligence analysts.
The U.S. National Intelligence Council report likely will reinforce fears that the Taliban will resume the harsh treatment that women and girls suffered under their 1996-2001 rule should the insurgents prevail in a full-blown civil war.
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