A hijab inspection, a slap, a warning letter: Inside three months of Taliban rule

These are not isolated incidents. They are the routine texture of life for Afghans under Taliban rule this spring, according to a new report from the UN mission in the country, UNAMA, that catalogues in granular and often chilling detail how the space for women, minorities and dissent keeps shrinking.   Between April and June 2026, UN human rights monitors recorded arrests over hairstyles, public […]

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