🔶 Half of Afghan women leave their homes at most twice a month

Since the Taliban took power, the Islamist group has severely restricted girls’ and women’s rights in Afghanistan. A report by the women’s organization of the United Nations, (UN Women), clearly shows the scope of these restrictions.

UN Women said that Taliban authorities have issued more than 100 decrees against women and girls since they came to power; measures that have institutionalized discrimination and, which the organization describes as “the most severe women’s rights crisis in the world,” have deepened it.

The Taliban say they respect women’s rights in accordance with their own interpretation of Islamic laws and Afghan culture.

Based on this report, nearly five years after the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are almost no longer leaving their homes. 52% of the women who took part in the survey said they leave their homes only two times or less per month. In addition, 90% of the women said that before leaving the home, they must obtain permission from a male family member who is a “mahram.”

In contrast, the organization writes that 96% of men in this survey leave the home every day. According to the UN, in two rounds and across the country, more than 2,000 people were questioned as a sample group representative of society. The results of these studies differ between rural and urban areas.

Since the Taliban came to power on August 15, 2021, girls and women have not been allowed to attend secondary schools and universities. They have also been excluded from parts of the labor market and professional life.

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