Afghan women face increasing violence and repression under the Taliban after international spotlight fades
- Written by Mia Bloom, Professor and Fellow at Evidence Based Cyber Security Program, Georgia State University
The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight of the women.
The women who survived the gang rape were subsequently killed by their families. The fact that the women had been raped violated a societal honor code called Pasht...