Banned from education, Afghan medical students face uncertain futures
The ban, imposed last December, effectively barred women from higher and semi-higher medical education, stripping them of opportunities to contribute.
Women
Business, Women
Taliban bar women from attending Kandahar trade exhibition: Sources
Despite women's key role in producing these items, they have been excluded from participating in the event.
Women
UN deputy chief pledges unwavering commitment to defend Afghan women’s rights
Since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, women and girls have faced sweeping restrictions.
Afghanistan, Women
Experts see legal action against Taliban at ICJ as limited solution
The analysis also cautioned against setting a harmful precedent for how states invoke international law to address gender discrimination beyond.
Afghanistan, Women
Women in Badghis struggle with low wages, grueling work
The already challenging circumstances for women in Badghis have worsened since the Taliban took power.
Women
Taliban’s Kandahar meeting led to letter reiterating ban on women working in NGOs: Sources
The letter does not introduce new policies but reiterates the existing prohibition on employing women in NGOs and foreign organizations.
Afghanistan, Women
French MP says ‘Taliban are making women disappear’
“How is such a thing still possible in the 21st century?" Petit said.
Women
Taliban reissue warning to enforce ban on women working in NGOs
The letter, dated Dec. 26, 2024, was sent to several NGOs where women were reportedly still employed despite the initial.
Women
Taliban flog woman in public in northern Afghanistan
The incident is the latest in a series of public punishments carried out by the Taliban.
Afghanistan, Women
Taliban’s ban on education centers further shatters girls’ hopes in Herat
“Schools, universities, and training centers are all closed to us,” a woman in Herat said.