Divorced Afghanistan women forced to return to abusive ex-husbands
When Taliban forces swept into power in 2021, her husband claimed he had been forced into a divorce and commanders ordered her back to his clutches. Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce. KABUL: Abused for years by her ex-husband who broke all of her teeth, Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce. Marwa was one of a small number of women who, under the previous US-backed government, were granted a legal separation in Afghanistan, where women have next to no rights and domestic abuse is endemic. When Taliban forces swept into power in 2021, her husband claimed he had been forced into a divorce and commanders ordered her back to his clutches. "My daughters and I cried a lot that day," Marwa, 40, whose name has been changed for her own protection, told AFP. "I said to myself, 'Oh God, the devil has returned'." The Taliban government a...