Front or rear opening closed-sided absorbent articles

An absorbent article including front region, a crotch region, and a rear region, the article having a first side edge and a second side edge and further comprising:

• an absorbent insert comprising an outer cover, a liner, and an absorbent core disposed between the outer cover and the liner;
• a first waist panel coupled to the absorbent insert throughout a first attachment region;
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• a second waist panel coupled to the absorbent insert throughout a second attachment region and comprising a weakened region, the second waist panel being coupled to the first waist panel proximate the first side edge of the absorbent article and the second side edge of the absorbent article,
• wherein the second attachment region comprises an attachment region top edge, an attachment region bottom edge, attachment region longitudinal side edges, and overall attachment region area, and
• wherein the second attachment region further comprises an adhesive-less region extending in a longitudinal direction and wherein the weakened region overlaps the adhesive-less region, and wherein the adhesive-less region has an adhesive-less region width, the adhesive-less region width being between about 8 mm and about 22 mm.

An absorbent article including front region, a crotch region, and a rear region, the article having a first side edge and a second side edge and further comprising:

• an absorbent insert comprising an outer cover, a liner, and an absorbent core disposed between the outer cover and the liner;
• a first waist panel coupled to the absorbent insert throughout a first attachment region;
• and
• a second waist panel coupled to the absorbent insert throughout a second attachment region and comprising a weakened region, the second waist panel being coupled to the first waist panel proximate the first side edge of the absorbent article and the second side edge of the absorbent article,
• wherein the second attachment region comprises an attachment region top edge, an attachment region bottom edge, attachment region longitudinal side edges, and overall attachment region area,
• wherein the second attachment region further comprises a low-strength attachment zone, a first high-strength attachment zone, and a second high-strength attachment zone, the first high-strength attachment zone and the second high-strength attachment zone each being disposed proximate the attachment region bottom edge and one of the attachment region longitudinal side edges,
• wherein the low-strength attachment zone has a first peel strength and the high-strength attachment zone has a second peel strength, the second peel strength being greater than the first peel strength, and wherein the first high-strength attachment zone and the second high-strength attachment zone each has a high-strength attachment zone area that is between about 0.5% and about 10% of the overall attachment region area.