‘We are still here’: a day in the life of 12 Afghan women

Two days after Salma's engagement party in Kabul, the Taliban swept back to power in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan the only country banning girls from secondary school and women from university

International organisations and the UN say the Taliban have struggled to address the natural and humanitarian crises Afghanistan has faced over the past five years, in part because Afghan women are under severe restrictions.

At the Loya Jirga, high-ranking officials were joined by some foreign representatives and thousands of ordinary citizens for speeches marking what they said was Afghanistan's liberation from American forces

The Taliban government has formed ties with several countries, including in Europe, but is still only recognised by Russia.

Decrees restricting women’s rights to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.

In August 2021, the Taliban recaptured Kabul and, within weeks, barred girls from attending school beyond Grade 6. The ban has not lifted. Afghanistan remains the only country in the world that formally bars girls and women from secondary and higher education. In the years…

Afghan women in burqas walk towards a safer place after their house was damaged following a deadly magnitude 6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan. — Reuters Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions curtail their freedom

Five years after the Taliban takeover, Afghan women face unprecedented restrictions, with half leaving home only once or twice a month and many avoiding public spaces entirely. Over 100 decrees have dismantled their rights, fuelling a mental health crisis and deepening a…

PARIS: Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, urging an end to such “discrimination”. The Taliban administration, recognised solely by Russia, has…

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, millions of Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education. UNESCO warns of lasting social and economic consequences.

UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls are locked out of secondary school five years after the Taliban banned female education beyond the primary level.

In the five years since the Taliban’s return to power, the walls have been closing in on the women and girls of Afghanistan. As the regime has tightened its grip, it has banned girls from education after the age of 12, ejected many women from the workplace and created legal…