The Taliban has banned long distance travel for Afghan women, they say female travelers will only be offered transportation if they are accompanied by a male relative. 

The new rule issued yesterday is just the latest affront to women's rights since the group took power this August. 

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Kris Ankarlo spoke with Tom Goutierre, Former Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha.

The Taliban has banned long distance travel for Afghan women, they say female travelers will only be offered transportation if they are accompanied by a male relative.&nbsp;
The new rule issued yesterday is just the latest affront to women's rights since the group took power this August.&nbsp;
For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Kris Ankarlo spoke with Tom Goutierre, Former Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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