Summary Gender discrimination against Afghan women has become a state policy under the Taliban, with reports highlighting restrictions on rights, child marriage, domestic violence and insecurity.
KABUL (Dunya News) – Gender discrimination against Afghan women has been turned into state policy under the Taliban regime, with strict measures and restrictions affecting women’s rights and daily lives.
An investigation by The Guardian has highlighted what it described as the Taliban regime’s unilateral and hardline policies toward Afghan women. According to the report, the Taliban have introduced a system that has deprived Afghan women of their rights and placed half of the country’s population under severe restrictions.
The report said the Taliban regime changes and uses laws according to its own requirements to maintain control over Afghan women.
According to The Guardian, the Afghan Taliban regime has legitimised child marriage and domestic violence while also restricting women’s right to divorce. It further reported that, unlike the rest of the world, 80 percent of suicide cases and attempts in Afghanistan involve women.
Afghan investigative organisation Zan Times has also highlighted the alarming situation surrounding the killing of women in Afghanistan. According to its findings, perpetrators involved in the killings of women enjoy impunity, with suspects escaping punishment under alleged state patronage.
Reports by international publications and Afghan investigative organisations regarding the situation in Afghanistan indicate that women continue to face severe restrictions and insecurity under the Taliban regime.
