KABUL, May 29 — About two dozen Afghan women chanting"bread, work, freedom" protested in the capital today against the Taliban's harsh restrictions on their rights.
"Education is my right! Reopen schools!" chanted the protesters, many of them wearing face-covering veils, as they gathered in front of the ministry of education. After seizing power, the Taliban had promised a softer version of the harsh Islamist rule that characterised their first stint in power from 1996 to 2001.Tens of thousands of girls have been shut out of secondary schools, while women have been barred from returning to many government jobs.
This month, the country's supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada said women should generally stay at home.
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