article_snippet: While Afghanistan is struggling to emerge from the . suppression of women under Taliban rule that began in the 1990s, .
article_snippet: such public attacks, especially in the capital, remain ununsual.
article_snippet: Women's rights have made gains since the 2001 ousting of the . militants, who follow a hardline interpretation of Islamic law, .
article_snippet: violence against women persists and women remain .
article_snippet: A 2013 U.N. report noted that most violence against women .