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Global Outcry: Taliban's Gender Apartheid Demands Accountability

6/17/2025

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Bennett fiercely denounced the Taliban's brutal repression of women in Afghanistan, calling it "gender apartheid" and a crime against humanity. He stressed the urgent need for global accountability and the importance of amplifying women's voices in shaping a safe, inclusive future for the 28 million Afghans in desperate need of aid.

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Bennett fiercely denounced the Taliban's brutal repression of women in Afghanistan, calling it "gender apartheid" and a crime against humanity. He stressed the urgent need for global accountability and the importance of amplifying women's voices in shaping a safe, inclusive future for the 28 million Afghans in desperate need of aid.