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Women's rights in Afghanistan are severely restricted by the Taliban.In 2023, the United Nations termed Afghanistan as the world's most repressive country for women. [4] Since the US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban gradually imposed restrictions on women's freedom of movement, education, and employment.
Fawzia Koofi (Persian: فوزیه کوفی, Persian pronunciation: [fæwziːæ(h) kuːfiː]; born 1975) [1] is an Afghan politician, writer, and women's rights activist. . Originally from Badakhshan province and ethnically Tajik, Koofi was recently a member of the Afghan delegation negotiating peace with the Taliban in Do
Tamana Zaryab Paryani (Persian: تمنا زریاب پریانی; born 1997) is an Afghan journalist and women's rights activist known for her protests against Taliban rule in Afghanistan. [1] She is widely recognised as a symbol of the women's struggle in Afghanistan. In December 2022, Tamana was named as one of BBC's 100 Women.
The term gender apartheid was first used by Afghan women in the late 1990s during the first Taliban regime. ... “I only have 3 months left until my money is ready, then I can go directly to ...
The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and ...
PEOPLE shares a first look at the upcoming Apple documentary that earned early acclaim during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, produced with the help of Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai
Protests in Afghanistan held by Islamic democrats and feminists against the treatment of women by the Taliban began on 17 August 2021, following the fall of Kabul.Supported by the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, the protesters also demanded decentralization, multiculturalism, social justice, [4] labor, education, and food. [5]
Oct. 2—Why it matters: Without international pressure, the future of women and their young daughters in Afghanistan will be bleak. Members of the United Nations, including the U.S., must use ...