How has life changed for Afghan women since the Taliban took power? | DW News
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Published 2023-08-15
As global interest in the war-torn country diminishes, many Afghans feel abandoned. Since the Taliban retook control they have imposed draconian restrictions on society, especially women and girls.
Despite initial promises to respect women's rights under Sharia, or Islamic law, the Taliban have since imposed draconian restrictions on women and girls. Most of them are barred from participating in public life, educational institutions and the labor market. Women's freedom of movement has also been severely restricted.
Yet, in an interview with DW's Biresh Banerjee, Taliban spokesperson Suhai Shaheen claimed women had made progress in the country.
Shaheen insisted, incorrectly, that the Taliban have not denied education rights to women. He also said that the Taliban are supporting women's progress by allowing them to study nursing and to specialize as doctors. His argument ignores the fact that such diktats take away women's autonomy. Women are also only allowed to be in medical fields so that they do not have to be treated by male medical staff.
Shaheen restated the Taliban's promise that schools and universities will be reopened to girls and women. He could not specify when this would happen. But, he said, "there is a committee set up to create an Islamic environment for that."
Women in Afghanistan, human rights activists as well as the United Nations vehemently disagree with these claims, and have found chronic discrimination against women in the country.
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All Comments (21)
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This is what happens,when religion meets politics,life goes back to stoneage
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"suicide attacks have decreased" - yeah, because many of those were done by the taliban.
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The Taliban dilemma, the are afraid if their women get educated they won’t be able to control them because the woman are educated and they are uneducated so she would outrank him in intelligence and his ego would be crushed, the men would fell inferior
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A bird born and raised in a cage doesnt know how nice it is to fly.
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I have spoken with couple of Afghan women in person after the Taliban took over, they have immigrated to Iran, so I mean it is really true, the discrimination against women is real. And unlike what the Taliban guy said, this is not what most Afghan people wanted.
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How does this work economically? If half the population is not allowed to work or be educated, will that not create poverty?
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Breaks my heart every single time
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Shame on the fathers, brothers, cousins and uncles etc. for not standing up for their daughters, sisters, nieces and mothers but kneeling to a system which sets power over right. Well, let's hope these guys stay within their boarder and don't bother our freedom.
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To be alive but only by the 'grace' of men. 💔
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Not only Taliban.... Main problem is Islam ...which is the base of Talibaniyan mindset
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Blink twice if you’re being held hostage, blink 3 times if you were forced to say those words
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The taliban guy sounded like an insane person trying to justify his own insanity.
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I’m so fortunate to not have been born in Afghanistan. Who would choose to live in that repressive country? It’s really tragic for the women, of course, but also for the men. These men are related to, and love the women in their lives, and it hurts them too. But in that type of society brainwashing takes over. It does. There’s no other explanation.
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When he is questioned about women equality, replies are “ don’t interrupt me, have you been to Afghanistan? “ The usual deflection strategy of politicians when they don’t have an answer.
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Lol 😂 “a taliban spokesperson” speaking on behalf of their female hostages. He couldn’t even come up with anything asexual about women. “ they are part of our society [because] they are our wives [🤢] they are out mothers..” not once did I hear him say they are also business women, politicians, supreme judges. Poor Afghan women 🥺🚮
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Quite frightening that people like the Taliban can decide the future of a country and it’s people .
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Hope none of these Women were hurt , While Speaking out ..😮
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How terrifying that the government Can strip away basic human rights.
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It has to change from within. Slavery in the US did not end due to an OUTSIDE force. It ended because people with-IN the country, fought back. The same thing applies to the Middle East. Outside forces do not in anyway, change a thing...because at some point, you have to leave. They need to fix their situation. Don't send anyone else over there to die for someone else's beliefs.
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Afghanistan ladies you and your rights are not forgotten by female people around the world 🌎
