... satellite dishes in 1998, and destroyed any of this found in shops. There are few, if any, civic groups and no known trade unions. The Taliban's social code and its interpretation of the Sharia have created severe hardships for women. Religious police regularly flogged, beat, and otherwise punished women in detention centers and public places for violating Taliban dress codes, which ... a one on the rating scale. There are virtually no freedoms in Taliban ruled Afghanistan today. There is no freedom of religion, press or speech. If you do not follow their strict ultraconservative Islami...

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