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New US restrictions against Taliban for bans on women

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US Secretary of State announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban in response to bans on employment and education for women in Afghanistan.

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Iranian women were allowed Thursday for the first time in almost three years to attend a football match of their country’s national team in a Tehran stadium.

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