Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored
The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protected. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, most employment,
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Women with signs demanding equal rights, work and education, participate in a protest against gender apartheid in Afghanistan and other parts of the world, March 7, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Simona Granati/Corbis via Getty Images)
UN urges Taliban to lift restrictions on Afghan women, girls
On International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan called on the Taliban government to lift the ongoing restrictions imposed on Afghan women and girls.The UN also urged the international community in a statement to take decisive action in support of Afghan women’s empowerment and future.
Taliban defends women's rights under Islamic law, rejects Western criticism
The Taliban have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade since they took control of Afghanistan in 2021.
The Taliban claim Afghan women's rights are protected
The UN has denounced the Taliban’s repeated attacks on women’s rights, with the special representative saying: "We must stand with Afghan women as if our own lives depend on it — because they do."
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