A new report by the United Nations said women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights since the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
The UN decried the imposition of over 100 decrees targeting women and girls, restraining work, freedom of movement, and education, calling it “institutionalised discrimination”.
The exclusion of females from schools, jobs, public life, justice systems, and healthcare has intensified since 2025, worsening the “world’s most severe women’s rights crisis”, UN Women said.
The agency observed that the restrictions, alongside shorter life expectancy, higher risks of maternal death, child marriage, and gender-based violence, have also triggered a mental health crisis.
Half of the women interviewed by the UN body revealed they leave home only once or twice a month and feel unsafe outside without a male guardian, confirming waning fundamental rights.
UNESCO estimated that, as of 2026, 2.4 million girls remain excluded from
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