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What does Taliban's Sharia law mean for women in Afghanistan?

The Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan, and so has their twisted ideology. Their brutal and extreme interpretation of the Sharia law heralds grim days ahead for Afghan women and signals the abuse of their rights.

The Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan, and so has their twisted ideology. Their brutal and extreme interpretation of the Sharia law heralds grim days ahead for Afghan women and signals the abuse of their rights.

The Taliban have their own viewpoint on Sharia, which is the legal system in Islam. The Taliban drew international condemnation when it enforced its extreme version of Sharia from 1996 to 2001. Watch this video to know more.