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How the Taliban Has Rolled Back the Clock Since Seizing Power
KABUL, Afghanistan — Girls are barred from secondary schools and women from traveling any significant distance without a male relative. Men in government offices are told to grow beards, wear traditional Afghan clothes and prayer caps, and stop work for prayers. Music is officially banned, and foreign news broadcasts, TV shows and movies have been…
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Gangs Advance on the Seat of Haitian Government Power: ‘Haitians Are Hostages’
Gangs are increasing their chokehold on Haiti’s capital, using bulldozers to raze entire neighborhoods, overwhelming poorly armed police and taking their violence to within blocks of the seat of government. While Haitians have endured relentless bloodshed and tragedy for years, the escalation of lawlessness in recent weeks and the government’s inability to exert control has…
