More than 220 female Afghan judges are in hiding due to fear of retribution under Taliban rule, reports BBC News. One female judge who spoke under the condition of anonymity told BBC that after the Taliban took control of her city and thousands of convicted criminals were released from prison, the death threats began. Text messages, voice notes, and unknown numbers began bombarding her phone. In the past 20 years, 270 women have sat as judges in Afghanistan adds the report.