Taliban Governor Calls Women “Mindless” as Afghan Woman Seeks Divorce Over Abuse
A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has drawn outrage after calling women “mindless” and “deficient in intellect” while handling the case of an 18-year-old woman seeking a divorce from an allegedly abusive husband. The woman said she had endured months of beatings and insisted that her dignity had already been destroyed. The governor urged her to remain in the marriage and proposed that her husband give her a separate room, while officials warned him against further violence. The report offers a rare look at life under Taliban rule, where women remain barred from secondary schools and universities, excluded from many jobs, and face strict limits on travel and public life. It also highlights growing frustration among Afghans over repression, poverty and the lack of basic services.
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