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Taliban Bans Windows Overlooking Women’s Spaces in Latest Restriction

30 Dec 2024

The Taliban has imposed yet another restriction targeting Afghan women. This time, they have banned the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas where women work or gather. Justifying the Ban To explain their decision, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated, “Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards, or...

Afghan Women Fight Back: Online Protests Against Taliban’s Latest Voice Restrictions

29 Aug 2024

In response to the Taliban's newly imposed regulations that restrict women's public voices, Afghan women are using social media to voice their dissent and protest. The Taliban's latest rules, part of a comprehensive 114-page document issued by their Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, mandate...

Taliban Enforces Strict New Rules: Face Veils And Silence For Afghan Women

23 Aug 2024

The Taliban has imposed a series of harsh new laws further restricting the rights of women in Afghanistan, marking some of the most severe measures since they reclaimed power in 2021. These laws, approved by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, were announced on Wednesday and are detailed in a comprehensive 114-page...

Afghan woman entrepreneur fosters female empowerment and job possibilities

03 Oct 2023

Sima Noorzadeh, an Afghan businesswoman, has given many women in her country more options for employment despite the Taliban's tight limitations since gaining control of the country. Sima Noorzadeh revealed to Khaama Press News Agency that she established an organization for marriage ceremonies in Afghanistan seven years ago with a...

Afghan girls voice for educational rights through global campaign

16 Aug 2023

AfghanGirlsVoices is a global campaign launched on 15 August, Tuesday to amplify the voices of young Afghan girls who are deprived of their basic right to education. This campaign emerged two years after the de facto Taliban authorities took over the country. On Tuesday, the United Nations released a statement...

Women-run radio station shut down by Taliban

03 Apr 2023

According to a report from Al Jazeera on Monday, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down in yet another oppressive step because it broadcast music during the fasting month of Ramzan. Since it began broadcasting ten years ago, Sadai Banowan has been the only woman-run radio...