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Coverage dated November 9, 2022 to November 12, 2022

Taliban ban Afghan women from gyms and public baths

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Gyms and public baths are now also off limits to Afghan women, the Taliban confirmed Sunday, days after banning them from parks and funfairs.Women are

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  1. The Guardian

    Taliban ban women from parks and funfairs in Afghan capital (opens The Guardian)

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    Women ‘bored and fed-up’ at being forced to stay home after latest edict which has hit business hard

  2. NBC News

    Taliban ban women from parks and gyms in Afghanistan (opens NBC News)

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    A spokesman from the Ministry of Virtue and Vice said the ban was being introduced because people were ignoring gender segregation orders.

  3. France 24

    Taliban bars Afghan women from public parks, funfairs in Kabul (opens France 24)

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    The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital's public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to be segregated by gender.

  4. Fox News

    Taliban to ban women from gyms, parks because gender segregation, headscarf laws 'not observed' (opens Fox News)

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    The Taliban instituted the ban after attempting several policies to enforce a gender segregation, including different days for men and women to access parks and gyms.

  5. The Times of Israel

    Taliban bans Afghan women from visiting gyms and public baths (opens The Times of Israel)

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  6. France 24

    Taliban bans Afghan women from gyms, public baths (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Gyms and public baths are now also off limits to Afghan women, the Taliban confirmed Sunday, days after banning them from parks and funfairs.

  7. Washington Times

    Taliban bars Afghan women from going to gyms, public baths (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Taliban has banned women from going to gyms and public baths throughout Afghanistan.

  8. Digital Journal

    Taliban ban Afghan women from gyms and public baths (opens Digital Journal)

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    Gyms and public baths are now also off limits to Afghan women, the Taliban confirmed Sunday, days after banning them from parks and funfairs.Women are

  9. The Times of Israel

    Taliban bars Afghan women from gyms, public baths, parks and fairs (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Female afghans denounce move as part of 'anti-women ideology' being reimposed by the hardline Islamists: 'Afghanistan today has turned into a dungeon for women'

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