US EditionAfghanistan Is Starting Its Fifth Year of Taliban Rule. Here Are 5 Things to Know
UN experts denounce Taliban's gender oppression as a crime against humanity, urging global accountability and highlighting bans on girls' education past grade six, experts said.
- In 2021, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan for the second time and have since strengthened their authority by excluding women from public life and suppressing opposition.
- This takeover followed the withdrawal of US and NATO forces, and coincided with the termination of US emergency aid that half the population relied on.
- Since the Taliban's rule began, they have enforced institutionalized gender oppression, committed systematic human rights abuses, and banned girls from schooling past grade six.
- An expert emphasized that the lack of outward demonstrations does not equate to approval, while many Afghan women continue to hold onto hope by seeking education through exile opportunities and clandestine schools.
- The Taliban face growing scrutiny as international experts call for accountability, with continued repression suggesting prolonged challenges ahead for Afghanistan's future.
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Afghanistan is starting its fifth year of Taliban rule. Here are 5 things to know
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UN experts urge rejection of Taliban rule and call for accountability
UN human rights experts issued a forceful appeal to the international community on Thursday to reject the Taliban’s four-year rule in Afghanistan, denouncing it as violent, illegitimate, and fundamentally oppressive. Highlighting the systemic brutality, experts described widespread human rights violations, including public executions, corporal punishment, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, torture, repression of civil space, and targete…
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