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Taliban Detains Women, Protest Kills Two, Economy Loses $1B

7/12/2026

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In early June, Taliban morality police detained dozens of women in Herat for dress-code violations, sparking a protest broken up with two deaths.
Shopkeeper Nazeer Ahmad Azimi said sales halved and driver Farshid Karimi’s earnings fell from nine to four dollars as fewer women shop and ride.
The United Nations warned that excluding women could cost Afghanistan’s economy one billion dollars each year, a loss reflected in shrinking bazaar activity.

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In early June, Taliban morality police detained dozens of women in Herat for dress-code violations, sparking a protest broken up with two deaths.
Shopkeeper Nazeer Ahmad Azimi said sales halved and driver Farshid Karimi’s earnings fell from nine to four dollars as fewer women shop and ride.
The United Nations warned that excluding women could cost Afghanistan’s economy one billion dollars each year, a loss reflected in shrinking bazaar activity.