Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation.
FILE - Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. In a report issued on Monday, July 17, 2023, the U.N. says Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months. Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N.
The U.N. said it has recorded instances in which the Taliban have enforced previously announced limitations on women's freedom of movement and employment. “Two other NGOs had their licenses suspended by the de facto Department of Economy because of the presence of female employees in their offices,” it said.
They have barred women from most areas of public life and work and cracked down on media freedoms. They have banned girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade, and prohibited Afghan women from working at local and non-governmental organizations. The ban was extended to employees of the United Nations in April.
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