Afghanistan: Taliban Tout Peace, Women Still Suffer
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Five years after the resumption of Kabul by the Taliban, what is the situation in Afghanistan? The return to relative security that excludes half of the population. More than 100 decrees have been adopted by the new regime to restrict women's rights: appearance, education, movement, work.
Five years have passed since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. Under the silence and diplomatic calculations of the international community, more than 20 million women and girls have been completely deprived of fundamental human rights, education, and employment. The United Nations and international human rights organizations now officially define what is happening in the country as a "Gender Discrimination Regime."
It was five years ago, day to day. The scenes of chaos in Kabul circled around the world. Images of entire families desperately trying to embark on a western aircraft to flee the imminent arrival of the Taliban. The religious extremists who returned to power after being expelled in 2001. In half a decade, they gradually drove women out of public space and severely reduced freedoms. Mohammad Homayoon Azizi, former ambassador of Afghanistan to Fra…
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By Kaweh Kerami, Durham University and Kambaiz Rafi, University of Central Asia (The Conversation) – Five years on from seizing power in Kabul on August 15 2021 and consolidating its hold through the whole of Afghanistan, the Taliban claims to have ended the country’s decades-long war and achieved security. International troops have withdrawn and the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has collapsed. Daily security incidents, such as suicide …
Five years after their return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have put in place a system of retrograde governance based on the exclusion of women. NGOs denounce "gender apartheid" and fight for no form of international recognition for the regime.
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