{"id":3191,"date":"2026-02-21T07:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:47:18","slug":"swara-bhaskar-slams-talibans-new-law-on-women-in-afghanistan-calls-regime-monstrous-cruel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=3191","title":{"rendered":"Swara Bhaskar Slams Taliban\u2019s New Law on Women In Afghanistan, Calls Regime \u201cMonstrous &#038; Cruel\u201d &#8211; Woman&#8217;s era Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Actress Swara Bhaskar, known for her outspoken and fearless opinions, has strongly condemned the Taliban\u2019s newly reported penal code targeting women in Afghanistan. The development has sparked global outrage, and Swara did not hold back in expressing her anger. Reacting to reports of the Taliban\u2019s new 90-page penal code allegedly signed by leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, Swara took to her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Swara-Bhasker-Reacts-To-Trolling-Over-Bisexuality-Remark_-Im-Married-And-Have-A-Child-2025-08-303ba2eb83cd022f495b05a7cd8b1181-4x3-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Swara-Bhasker-Reacts-To-Trolling-Over-Bisexuality-Remark_-Im-Married-And-Have-A-Child-2025-08-303ba2eb83cd022f495b05a7cd8b1181-4x3-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Swara-Bhasker-Reacts-To-Trolling-Over-Bisexuality-Remark_-Im-Married-And-Have-A-Child-2025-08-303ba2eb83cd022f495b05a7cd8b1181-4x3-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Swara-Bhasker-Reacts-To-Trolling-Over-Bisexuality-Remark_-Im-Married-And-Have-A-Child-2025-08-303ba2eb83cd022f495b05a7cd8b1181-4x3-1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Swara-Bhasker-Reacts-To-Trolling-Over-Bisexuality-Remark_-Im-Married-And-Have-A-Child-2025-08-303ba2eb83cd022f495b05a7cd8b1181-4x3-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><br \/>Swara Bhaskar<\/p>\n<h3>Swara Bhaskar Slams Taliban<\/h3>\n<p>Swara said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe it. To be honest, the Taliban are one of the most despicable specimens of humanity. Ruthless and cruel, absolutely monstrous. This is an insult to humanity and the religion they claim to represent. Absolutely disgusting.\u201d Her remarks came after reports claimed that the new law allows a husband to physically discipline his wife under certain conditions, as long as there are no broken bones or visible wounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1771600262530.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1771600262530.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1771600262530-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1771600262530-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Swara Bhaskar<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/the-50-winner-leaked-shiv-thackeray-reportedly-lifts-the-trophy-leaving-faisu-and-krishna-shroff-behind\/\"><em>The 50 Winner Leaked? Shiv Thackeray Reportedly Lifts the Trophy Leaving Faisu And Krishna Shroff Behind<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The alleged provision has triggered widespread criticism from human rights activists across the world. According to emerging reports, the new penal code introduces strict conditions regarding domestic violence complaints. It allegedly states that a husband can beat his wife provided there are no serious visible injuries and punishment would apply only if serious harm, such as broken bones or open wound is proven.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T120844.183.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T120844.183.webp 738w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-2026-02-21T120844.183-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\"\/><br \/>Swara Bhaskar<\/p>\n<p>These reported provisions have intensified concerns about women\u2019s rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power. Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, multiple restrictions have reportedly been imposed on women\u2019s education, employment, mobility, and public life. International organizations and activists have repeatedly raised alarms over the deteriorating condition of women\u2019s rights in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-593655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1755672360788.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1755672360788.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1755672360788-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1755672360788-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1755672360788-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Swara Bhaskar<\/p>\n<p>The new penal code controversy has further fueled global debate about governance, human rights, and gender equality under Taliban rule. This is not the first time Swara Bhaskar has spoken strongly on political or social issues. In 2021, she criticized both Taliban extremism and what she termed \u201cHindutva terrorism,\u201d tweeting that moral values should not depend on the identity of the oppressor or oppressed. The statement sparked significant backlash on social media and led to heated debates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"9661a9d2012b5530f38742ce6b9e50da\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<p><!-- 300x600new --><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-591372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pmr-web-banner-1-300x37.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\"\/> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/swara-bhaskar-slams-talibans-new-law-on-women-in-afghanistan-calls-regime-monstrous-cruel\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Swara Bhaskar, known for her outspoken and fearless opinions, has strongly condemned the Taliban\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,9015,122,135,183,9016,9017,9018],"tags":[130,9011,9012,9013,9014],"class_list":["post-3191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actress","category-afghanistan","category-bollywood","category-celebrities-special","category-celebrity-chats","category-swara-bhaskar","category-taliban","category-women-rule","tag-actress","tag-afghanistan","tag-swara-bhaskar","tag-taliban","tag-women-rule"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}