This week marks an important stage in the lives of the people of Afghanistan. Two years ago, on August 15, after the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from the country, ending the 20-year war, the Taliban took power in Afghanistan.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) states in its report that Taliban officials have not only tightened restrictions on women’s rights, but also on media content and the free flow of information, thus promoting censorship in the country.
Since August 15, 2021, one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world has been observed in Afghanistan. More than 28 million inhabitants, or two-thirds of the country’s population, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Since a large part of the state budget was made up of financial support from foreign countries, which was stopped in protest against the coming to power of the “Taliban” forces, the majority of the country’s population is currently facing severe poverty, as the country’s economy is rapidly collapsing, foreign media emphasize.
“I am a prisoner of my gender”
The Taliban’s second year in power was dominated by prohibitions against Afghan women and girls, from staying in public places to educational opportunities.
The group has systematically restricted the human rights of women and girls over the course of two years, as well as “suffocated” all aspects of their lives, according to United Nations (UN) experts, emphasizing that such an attitude could be “gender apartheid”.
2023-08-18 21:00:03
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