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‘Devil has returned’: Divorced Afghan women forced to return to abusive ex-husbands by Taliban | South China Morning Post

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After years of abuse by her ex-husband, including breaking her teeth and hands, Marwa was granted a legal separation in Afghanistan under the former US-backed government. After the Taliban took over in 2021, however, her husband claimed he would not accept the divorce, and commanders ordered her back into his clutch…

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