PARIS: France on Monday was due to receive five Afghan women "threatened by the Taliban" after repeated requests that it create a humanitarian corridor for women shut out of public life, an official said.
Since returning to power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed a strict interpretation of Islam, with women bearing the brunt of laws the United Nations has described as "gender apartheid."
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