Fariba Akbari
Stories
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For years the Taliban told women to cover up in public. Now they're cracking down
At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of Herat.
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Afghan earthquake triggers contradictory Taliban tactics on rescuing women
The Taliban responded with contradictory stances in the effort to rescue women and girls who were wounded and left homeless. That's a reflection of tensions between hardliners and pragmatists.
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The Taliban has banned a lot of things ... but chess?
A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?
