No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban’s New Rules on Violence Against Women Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

No Bones Broken, No Crime Committed: Inside the Taliban’s New Rules on Violence Against Women The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/no-bones-broken-no-crime-committed-inside-the-talibans-new-rules-on-violence-against-women/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gaza_Crisis_Deepens_as_Aid_Restrictions_and_Ongoing_Strikes_Strain_Humanitarian_Operations_Inside_th KABUL, Apr 21 2026 (IPS) - The Taliban have announced new laws that effectively legalise domestic violence against women and children. Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, signed a decree introducing a new criminal code in January. It contains three parts, ten chapters, and 119 articles that legalise violence, codify social inequality, and introduce punitive measures widely condemned as a return to slavery. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.