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‘This isn’t living’: Afghan girls beaten in Taliban hijab crackdown

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Nafiseh’s only mistake was showing her wrist. The 17-year-old was shopping for clothes with her friends in Kabul when Taliban officers grabbed her, pulling her hair as they threw her into the back of a waiting van. The men with long beards and American rifles slung across their shoulders beat her all the way to the police station west of Afghanistan’s capital, her uncle said.

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Irish IndependentIrish Independent
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‘We are like caged birds’ – Afghan girls beaten in Taliban hijab crackdown

Nafiseh’s only mistake was showing her wrist.

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The TelegraphThe Telegraph
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‘This isn’t living’: Afghan girls beaten in Taliban hijab crackdown

On the streets of Kabul, women and girls are chased and arrested by ‘virtue police’ for apparent breaches of the strict dress code

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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