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UN, EU condemn new restrictions on Afghan women

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ATLANTA (Pajhwok): The United Nations and the European Union have expressed their concern and condemned new restrictions on women by the caretaker government of Afghanistan.

On Sunday, the acting government declared that gyms and public baths were now off-limits to women, a few days later banning women from parks and funfairs.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday tweeted that it was deeply concerned by recent Taliban officials’ statements and mounting on-the-ground reports of women being prevented from using parks, gyms and baths.

“All Afghans' rights should be upheld, particularly women's access to all . . .

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