When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, there were promises that the government would be tolerant and inclusive and would not restrict the rights of women and girls.
But it wasn’t long before women’s freedoms began to shrink.
Women and teenage girls are now prevented from going to schools, gyms and parks and many have been forced out of the jobs they held before the Taliban came to power.
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The Taliban also declared that women must wear clothing that only shows their eyes, and that they must be accompanied by a male relative if they travel more than 72 kilometres.
Most beauty salons in the country were also covered, and if there were pictures of women in the salons they were airbrushed to hide their faces. But so far they have remained open.
But on July 2, all of the country’s beauty salons got the message that in a month’s time, they had to close their operations.
“violates women’s rights”
A spokesman for the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice told the BBC that all beauty salons had been given a month to close.
The BBC spoke to women in Afghanistan who responded to the incident, speaking anonymously.
They violate women’s rights. With this decision, they now prevent women from serving other women. When I heard the news, I was completely shocked, the woman told the BBC and continues:
– It seems that the Taliban have no other political plan than to focus on women’s bodies. They seek to eliminate women in all levels of public life.
In a report released in May, the United Nations criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, floggings and stoning since they took power in the country, and called on the country’s government to stop using such methods.
In the past six months alone, 274 men, 58 women and two boys have been publicly flogged in Afghanistan, according to the report.
The Taliban began using such sanctions shortly after they took power in the summer of 2021.
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban will regain power in Afghanistan. At first, they claim to respect people’s rights and freedoms and distance themselves from the brutal regime that prevailed in 1996-2001. The Taliban promised to allow girls to go to school and women to work once a “safe environment” was created.
But on September 8, Taliban spokesman Ahmadullah Wasiq declared that women’s sports were not allowed according to Islam.
On September 28, the Taliban announced that female students and teachers may no longer work at Kabul University.
On March 28, 2022, the Taliban ordered the country’s airlines to deny women passengers unless they are accompanied by a male relative.
On November 10, women are prohibited from visiting public parks and amusement parks. A few days later, the ban was extended to gyms and bathrooms.
On December 24, the Taliban regime banned NGOs from hiring female staff, with some exceptions.
Source: TT
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