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United States restricts visas to Taliban, others over repression of Afghan women

/ 11:16 AM October 12, 2022

Afghanistan

A group of women wearing burqas crosses the street as members of the Taliban drive past in Kabul, Afghanistan October 9, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

The United States has restricted visas from being issued to current and former members of the Taliban, among other individuals, for repressing women and girls in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday.

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