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UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan (www.pbs.org)

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — 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 issued Monday.

Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said in the report, which covers developments in May and June.

That follows a ban on female medical students taking graduation exams announced in February and a prohibition on women attending universities issued last December, the report said.

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.

In early May, two Afghan female staff of an international non-governmental organization were arrested by Taliban forces at an airport because they were traveling without a male companion, or mahram, the report said.

In June, a midwife was detained and interrogated for five hours by the Taliban’s intelligence service, which threatened her with death if she continued her work with an NGO. She resigned two days later as a result, the report said.

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[-] Deathcrow@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

When you thought things can't possible get much worse...

Are there any legit organizations that one can support which help women who still want out to escape this shithole country?

[-] zikk_transport2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From the taliban point of view:

Women bad
Gays bad

How tf does it work in their opinion?

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Assuming you’re asking a serious question, Taliban don’t consider women “bad.” They just think women are unsafe outside of home and shouldn’t work around strange men. They don’t think women doctors saving lives should supersede that. Women should stay in “traditional” roles in their view. Meanwhile, Afghan men are expected to provide solely for the family, and defend his wives and sisters and mother and daughters to the death.

The Taliban’s opinion restricting women is unpopular among most Afghans, most Muslims, and pretty much everyone. It’s not sanctioned by any religion, and Muslim leaders worldwide have condemned the Taliban over this.

[-] poplargrove@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The part on women not being allowed to travel (particular minimum distances) without a mahram (someone youre not allowed to marry, so male family) is part of Islam, at least traditionally. So the Taliban arent unorthodox with that.

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Except we aren’t talking about travel. We’re talking about the Taliban forbidding women from holding jobs or attending college or working as doctors. None of that is part of any of the 5 major schools of Islamic thought. Restricting travel of unaccompanied minors and solo women would actually be somewhat defensible because of how dangerous Afghanistan is, but again that’s not relevant to this case.

[-] Potato_in_my_anus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

What did they really expect from the Taliban? 🙄

[-] avater@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

you don't say...

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