South Asian Girls Face Forced Marriages, Conversions

The world is still deciding how to react to Afghanistan. On Wednesday, the Taliban's international PR team were delivered a slither of hope for their international standing when the UK's special representative on Afghanistan met their acting foreign minister at their headquarters in Kabul. The Taliban's spokesperson heralded a "new chapter of constructive relations." The UK, more cautiously, called the meeting a "test" as to whether pragmatic engagement could take place. The treatment of minorities, women, and girls, naturally, was high on the agenda.