Last week, the Taliban withdrew its earlier pledge to open secondary schools for girls. Over the weekend, they also banned women from flying without a male escort.
So on Sunday, they decided to separate park visits by gender. In the future, women will only have access three days a week and men the other four days, including weekends. This means that even couples and families cannot visit the parks together.
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After taking power, the Taliban said they had changed from their radical rule of 1996-2001 and would respect the rights of everyone under Islamic law and Afghan customs.