The militant group in charge of the country is aggressively enforcing a decree requiring coverings from head to toe and crushing rare public protests against the order.
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In Afghanistan, Collecting Scrap Metal Is a Risky Pursuit
Discarded metal left by decades of conflict has become a livelihood for impoverished Afghans. But many have been killed by unexploded munitions.
Afghans Urge Court Not to Give Frozen Central Bank Assets to Sept. 11 Families
Advocates for the Afghan people say it would be unjust and illegal to use $3.5 billion of Afghanistan’s assets to pay off the Taliban’s judgment debts.
Your Monday Briefing: Russia’s Pre-Holiday Push
Plus Hong Kong’s new leader and a Taliban decree targeting women’s dress.
Taliban Impose Head-to-Toe Coverings for Women
A new decree recommends, but doesn’t require that women wear burqas, and says male relatives of those who don’t cover themselves would be punished.
Your Monday Briefing
Russia tries to gain ground in Ukraine’s east.
Pakistani Airstrikes Escalate Conflict on Afghan Border
The airstrikes killed at least 45 people, stoking fears of a violent resurgence of the conflict in eastern Afghanistan, which has become a base for Pakistani militants.
Tensions Flare Between Neighbors After Afghan Man Kills Iranian Clerics
The attack led to ethnic tensions in both countries, which each sent troops to the border.
Afghanistan Mosque Explosion Kills 33
The blast in Kunduz Province, in the north, was the latest in a series of attacks reminiscent of the past two decades of war.
Explosion at Afghan Mosque Kills at Least 10
The blast in Mazar-i-Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s economic hubs, was the latest in a series of attacks on one of its religious minorities and was claimed by an ISIS affiliate.