Taliban defends new law that curbs women's freedoms
A Taliban government spokesman has said that a new edict which gives the Taliba's morality police increased powers is in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.
Hamdullah Fitrat told the BBC's Yogita Limaye that they were trying to resolve the issue of female education in the country, where girls have been barred from the classroom.
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