UN Reports Afghan Women Systematically Erased from Public Life Five Years After Taliban Takeover

Five years after seizing power, the Taliban have issued over 100 decrees stripping Afghan women and girls of rights, a situation worsened by aid cuts, UN agencies report.

• UN agencies report that Afghan women and girls have been systematically stripped of rights five years after the Taliban takeover.
• De facto authorities have issued more than 100 decrees curbing education, work, and freedom of movement.
• Restrictions are compounded by deep cuts to humanitarian aid on the ground.