But it’s their slew of bans on Afghan girls and women that dominated the Taliban’s second year in charge. These orders followed a previous ban, issued in the first year of Taliban rule, on girls going to school beyond sixth grade. Here is a closer look at Taliban rule and where they are headed. The lack of funds, as well as the exclusion of Afghan women from delivering essential humanitarian services, is hitting the population hard, pushing more people into poverty. A fighting force resisting Taliban rule from the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul is being violently purged.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 14, 2023 01:10 UTC