"Devil Has Returned": Taliban Force Divorced Afghan Women Back To Husbands

TL;DR

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. "They tell me, 'Mother, watching how bad your life has been, we hate the word husband'

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