The International Criminal Court, a U.N. agency, has to approve the warrants. They’ve been condemned by the Taliban and welcomed by Afghan women and their advocates — with some reservations.
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Reporters’ notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.
NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban’s takeover in the summer of 2021.
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An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister
The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, officials said. His last official photo showed him at a meeting chaired by the deputy prime minister earlier Wednesday.
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An Afghan museum, that buried its artifacts after Taliban takeover, is reborn online
The Afghanistan Memory Home Museum shares details and belongings from those who’ve died in conflict. It shut its doors when the Taliban took power, buried much of its collection — but has now reemerged.
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Afghan women reportedly barred from studying nursing and midwivery
Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.
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How do you make a film about Afghan women protesters without being in Afghanistan?
Getting footage from the ground was a challenge for the director of Bread & Roses. The documentary, which profiles three women who engage in protests, is now streaming on Apple TV+.
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Afghan women sing to protest a law that orders them to keep quiet
A new morality law is full of restrictions. No neckties for men. Photos cannot be reproduced. The harshest rules are for women — who are singing out on social media to protest the ban on singing.
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Whatever happened to … the young Afghan musicians who fled after the Taliban took over?
Nearly 300 young musicians, their teachers and staff from their music school fled Afghanistan in fear for their lives as the Taliban took power. NPR caught up with them during their U.S. tour,
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Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women
In a recording, the group’s leader declared: “We will flog the women … we will stone them to death in public [for crimes].” What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place?
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Brown students who fled from Afghanistan advocate education for girls and women
As part of the largest U.S. airlift in history, Maryam Khademi came face-to-face with the Taliban on August 28, 2021. The scene at Kabul’s airport was chaotic with thousands fleeing the traumatic violence. “They had guns on their shoulders pointed towards us,” said Khademi, now a Brown University student. When she got closer to the […]
