... the burka as a matter of individual religious or personal preference. Although the Taliban claims that it was acting in the best interests of women, the truth is that the Taliban regime has cruelly reduced women and children to poverty, worsened their health by denying them adequate healthcare, and deprived them of their right to an education. In some cases they are ... in reclaiming their traditions and their rights, and is taking great measures to ensure that women will gain rights that others sometimes take for granted around the world. From the pictures in this article we cannot pos...

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