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Taliban in crisis as leadership splits over women’s rights

Arrest warrant issued for deputy foreign minister as figures in Afghanistan government criticise supreme leader’s stance on girls’ education

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The Taliban has banned girls’ education and placed huge restrictions on women’s participation in daily life Credit: Redux/Victor J Blue
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The Taliban is facing an internal revolt over women’s rights that has become public and could lead to a full-blown conflict in Afghanistan, The Telegraph can reveal...

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