Afghanistan, Jan. 6 -- Amnesty International has called on the Taliban to immediately cease their crackdown on women in Afghanistan, including detaining those who do not adhere to strict dress codes that require only their eyes to be visible.

This global rights group strongly condemns these actions as severe violations of women's freedom of movement and expression.

Amnesty International stated on its social media platform on Friday, "The Taliban's dress-code crackdown and arbitrary arrests are further violations of women's freedom of movement and expression in Afghanistan." They further urged the Taliban administration to immediately halt the crackdown and release the detained women, saying, "The crackdown must be ceased immediately, an...