Women’s rights in Afghanistan have deteriorated under the Taliban’s three-year rule, provoking global protests. Since taking power, the Taliban has denied Afghan women their basic rights, restricting them from public life, education, and politics.
The Taliban’s laws prohibit women’s dress, movement without a male guardian, and speech. UNESCO reports that 2.5 million Afghan females have been denied school under this rule, highlighting the extensive repression.
Women demonstrators say over 16 million Afghan women have been abused since the Taliban took power, with 80% of them suffering from mental illness.
The Taliban’s takeover on August 15 is considered one of Afghanistan’s darkest days. Women’s rights activists who bravely protest these injustices are threatened, arrested, and beaten.
Global organisations and campaigners are increasingly calling for the Taliban to be cut off from financial help, claiming human rights abuses and war crimes. Afghan women under Taliban rule demonstrate the critical need for global action and support for those struggling for their basic rights and freedoms.
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