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Afghanistan Marks Five Years of Taliban Rule Amid Crisis for Women

3 sources across 3 countries · Japan · Spain · United States

Who reported this

  • Asahi Shimbun Japan · Centre-left · Asahi Shimbun Company (family and employee held)
  • El Pais Spain · Centre-left · Grupo PRISA
  • CNN United States · Centre-left · Warner Bros. Discovery

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Afghanistan has reached the five year anniversary of the Taliban's return to power and the fall of Kabul. Reports indicate that women and girls are facing a deepening crisis and are being erased from public life. One description characterizes the current state of Afghanistan as hell for women. The situation has led to calls for the recognition of gender apartheid as an international crime. Discussions surrounding the anniversary have also touched upon the legacy of the 20 year United States presence in the country and the chaotic nature of the U.S. withdrawal.

How each side framed it

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Outlets with a center-left lean focused on the systemic erasure of women from society and the dystopian nature of life under Taliban rule.

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