New Taliban penal code legalizes domestic violence against women
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The Taliban government in Afghanistan has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn't cause broken bones or open wounds. T...

The Taliban has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn’t cause broken bones or open wounds.

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  • Farvana@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    9 days ago

    They also enslaved and raped little boys.

    In fact, part of the extreme fundamentalism is as a reaction to the US propping up people who were into bacha bazi.