Afghanistan’s Women and Girls: A Human Rights Crisis That Cannot Be Ignored
The situation facing women and girls in Afghanistan has become one of the most severe and systematic women’s rights crises in the world. Since the Taliban returned to power, a series of restrictions and decrees has progressively limited women’s access to education, employment, healthcare, freedom of movement and participation in public life. What is taking place is not a single restriction or isolated policy. It is a broad system of limitations that affects nearly every aspect of women’s and girls’ lives. Education has been severely restricted, employment opportunities have disappeared, movement has been curtailed, and access to justice and essential services has become increasingly difficult. The consequences extend beyond individual women. They affect families, communities and Afghanistan’s future. Education: A Generation Being Left Behind Education is one of the clearest areas in which Afghan girls have experienced devastating restrictions. Girls have been prevented from continuing ...