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With Afghanistan in their grip, Taliban roll back the clock

By Christina Goldbaum and David Zucchino
New York Times·
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With Afghanistan in their grip, Taliban roll back the clock
Men at the park and gardens on Wazir Akbar Khan hill, once again, like many cherished public spaces, segregated under Taliban rule, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo / Kiana Hayeri, The New York Times

A year since the Taliban seized power, two decades of US-financed reforms have been reversed by mounting restrictions on daily life.

Schools and jobs are again restricted for women.

Music has been banned, and beards are mandatory for men — an echo of the Taliban's first rule in the 1990s.

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