The status of women’s rights has steadily and predictably eroded under Taliban rule, in this second experiment by the terrorist group to remold Afghanistan to their puritanical vision of a society where women have no rights or freedoms. Girls have been banned from attending school past grade six since the group regained power in 2021, … Read more
Advertisement The dire state of girls and women in Afghanistan under the Taliban, a tragedy that has featured frequently in international media reports in the last two years, came up for discussion in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on September 27. The UNSC convened for an open briefing, followed by consultations focusing on the … Read more
Advertisement On August 15, 2021, the Taliban stormed into Kabul, ousting the U.S.-backed government. Two years later, under the Taliban’s self-styled Islamic Emirate, the group has reinstituted many of the harsh policies that made Afghanistan a global pariah during their first stint in power in the 1990s. In particular, the Taliban have sharply curtailed the … Read more
Advertisement In April 2023, the Taliban’s agenda to strip away women’s rights in Afghanistan reached a new low as they banned female Afghan women from working with the United Nations. Following the news, the U.N. has advised over 3,000 of its national staff members, including approximately 400 Afghan women, to refrain from reporting to their … Read more