8am: Women and girls in Afghanistan report a dramatic and unprecedented rise in domestic violence since the Taliban imposed sweeping restrictions and dismantled legal protections and support institutions. Many now say they have no access to the judicial or legal systems and believe this legal vacuum has emboldened perpetrators of violence within families. They argue that the absence of legal safeguards has created an atmosphere of fear and repression, enabling many men to act with impunity in the home. Click here to read more (external link).