US Edition
Four Years After the Fall of Kabul, Taliban Succeeds in Near-Total Exclusion of Women
Amnesty International highlights nearly 100 restrictive edicts against Afghan women since Taliban took power and calls for restoring legal protections amid ongoing persecution.
- Four years after the Taliban seized Kabul in August 2021, they have imposed near-total exclusion of women in Afghanistan.
- The Taliban's takeover followed the withdrawal of US and NATO forces and led to nearly 100 edicts restricting women's rights, including bans on education and work.
- International bodies like UN Women describe Afghan women as facing 'total exclusion,' while human rights groups urge urgent global intervention against Taliban abuses.
- Taliban officials maintain the women's education ban is temporary and seek societal consensus under Sharia, while Amnesty calls the situation 'gender apartheid.'
- This sustained repression has prompted legal actions and calls for international pressure, highlighting urgent needs to break ongoing rights violations against Afghan women.
12 Articles
12 Articles
Four years after the fall of Kabul, Taliban succeeds in near-total exclusion of women
Four years since Taliban forces seized Kabul and ended two decades of Western presence, Afghan women face near-total exclusion from public life. Nearly 100 edicts have stripped them of basic freedoms, while any dissent remains dangerous and international pressure has waned.
The women who have been almost 'completely erased' from public life
The Australian government is being urged to intervene and assist the women in Afghanistan, who face being "completely erased" from public life due to the restrictive laws imposed by the Taliban, four years into their takeover.
Before, the streets of Kabul were a crucible of colors and styles. Today, the blue of the burka has multiplied
A Generation in Waiting: Four Years After the Fall of the Afghan Republic - Khaama Press
An Afghan girl travelling with other burqa clad women peeps out of a car window in Kandahar on March 12, 2022. (Photo by Javed TANVEER / AFP) On this day, four years ago, the Afghan Republic collapsed. In an instant, the foundation that had supported millions of young Afghans’ dreams disintegrated. I was born in 2001, the year the international community entered Afghanistan—bringing with it a new system called democracy, and a promise called “li…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
