Afghanistan’s Taliban regime has approved new laws sharply restricting women’s public life. The edict bars women from speaking in public, claiming an “intimate” voice could cause temptation, and also restricts looking at unrelated men. The measures, announced by authorities and approved by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, further tighten controls over women’s behavior.
Pakistani forces say they killed 22 suspected militants in a fierce exchange of fire in Khyber district near the Afghan border, but the operation also left a 10-year-old child dead. Prime Minister Sharif condemned the militants, pointing to rising violence along the Afghanistan-linked frontier. The incident underscores strained ties and persistent tensions with Kabul.
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