Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas: 'Can lead to obscene...'
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Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas: 'Can lead to obscene...'

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban's supreme leader in Afghanistan has banned the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas frequented by women. The Taliban government's spokesman said in a statement that new buildings shouldn't have windows through which "the courtyard, kitchen, neighbour's well and other places usually used by women" are visible. The Taliban government's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a post on X that seeing women in their houses can lead to obscene acts. According to the Taliban government, municipal authorities and other relevant departments would have to monitor construction sites to ensure that the view towards the neighbour's house is blocked in residential buildings, reported AFP.

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Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home
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Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The order applies to both new buildings and existing ones, according to …

Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home
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Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are stopping women from seeing the world Heather Barr, Human Rights Watch The decree stipulates …

Taliban threaten to shut down NGOs that employ women
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1 week, 2 days ago

Taliban threaten to shut down NGOs that employ women

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban have said they …

Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas
1 week, 2 days ago

Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas

Raw Story  

The Taliban's supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked. According to a statement released late Saturday by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it is possible to see "the courtyard, kitchen, neighbor's …

Afghanistan bans NGOs employing women, enforces window restrictions
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1 week, 2 days ago

Afghanistan bans NGOs employing women, enforces window restrictions

Deccan Chronicle  

The Taliban have announced that they will shut down all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan that employ women. In a letter published on X on Sunday night, the Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with this latest order would result in NGOs losing their license to operate in Afghanistan. Earlier this month, the U.N. Security Council was …

Taliban bans employment of women by NGOs, threatens of closure
1 week, 2 days ago

Taliban bans employment of women by NGOs, threatens of closure

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban says it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. It comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. In a letter published on X Sunday night, the Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order …

Taliban Imposes New Restrictions On Residential Windows To Limit Visibility Of Women
1 week, 3 days ago

Taliban Imposes New Restrictions On Residential Windows To Limit Visibility Of Women

ABP News  

The Taliban has imposed further restrictions in Afghanistan and has now banned the construction of windows in certain parts of the residential buildings that overlook when Afghan women are present. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on social media platform X, that seeing women in kitchens, in courtyards or when collecting water can “lead to obscene acts”. “Seeing women working in …

Taliban bans windows overlooking areas used by Afghan women to prevent ‘obscene acts’
1 week, 3 days ago

Taliban bans windows overlooking areas used by Afghan women to prevent ‘obscene acts’

Live Mint  

Taliban has tightened restrictions in Afghanistan and banned the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women. Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or while collecting water can “lead to obscene acts”, government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on social media platform X. “Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells …

Taliban orders construction ban on windows in buildings overlooking women's areas
1 week, 3 days ago

Taliban orders construction ban on windows in buildings overlooking women's areas

India Today  

The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked. According to a statement released late Saturday by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it is possible to see “the courtyard, kitchen, neighbour’s …

Taliban's latest misogynistic diktat for NGOs in Afghanistan: Either stop employing women or face closure
1 week, 3 days ago

Taliban's latest misogynistic diktat for NGOs in Afghanistan: Either stop employing women or face closure

India TV News  

In what comes as a new diktat in Afghanistan, the Taliban has asked all national and foreign nongovernmental groups to stop employing women, threatening to close those which don't follow the latest orders. In a letter posted on social media, Afghanistan's economy ministry said that if NGOs fail to comply with the latest order, they will lose their license to …

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women
1 week, 3 days ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women

Al Jazeera  

Ministry of Economy warns that any NGO that does not comply will have its activities suspended and its licence revoked. The Taliban government says it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations employing women in Afghanistan. The directive came two years after the government told NGOs to suspend the employment of Afghan women, allegedly because they did not adhere …

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan
1 month ago

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here is a list of activities from which Afghan …

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'
2 months ago

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Afghan human rights activist Mahbouba Seraj narrates how the Taliban’s new ban has taken the country by surprise On October 26, the women in Afghanistan faced another brunt from the Taliban regime after they were barred from technically “hearing each other”. The Taliban’s Minister of Vice and Virtue, Khalid Hanafi, issued a new ban …

Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule
2 months, 1 week ago

Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban minister for the propagation …

Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban’s ban on images …

Taliban’s ‘dystopian’ rules banning Afghan women from speaking in public spark anger
4 months, 1 week ago

Taliban’s ‘dystopian’ rules banning Afghan women from speaking in public spark anger

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban’s “dystopian” new laws …

Taliban rejects UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public
4 months, 1 week ago

Taliban rejects UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public

The Independent  

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Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards

India TV News  

The Taliban have officially codified a set of strict morality laws in Afghanistan, mandating women to cover their faces and men to grow beards. Taliban enforce new morality laws The Taliban government in Afghanistan has formally enacted a 35-article morality law, mandating women to cover their faces and men to grow beards. Heather Barr of Human Rights Watch expressed concern …

Taliban enforcing restrictions on single Afghan women: U.N. report
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban enforcing restrictions on single Afghan women: U.N. report

The Hindu  

The Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don't have a male guardian, according to a U.N. report published on January 22. In its latest quarterly report, covering October to December last year, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said the Taliban are cracking down on Afghan women who are single or …

Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, UN says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday. The U.N. spokesman, asked for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ reaction to the latest bans, replied: “Horror!” Stephane Dujarric added: “It must be unimaginable to have to live through it.” …

Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a ‘deadly situation’ during quakes, UN official says
1 year, 2 months ago

Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a ‘deadly situation’ during quakes, UN official says

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Women and girls are in a “not only difficult. but deadly” situation following recent earthquakes in Afghanistan because of the humanitarian and civil rights crises in the country since the Taliban seized power, a U.N. official said Sunday. Many women also have difficulty obtaining humanitarian aid if they don’t have male relative who can access it on …

Now, Taliban stops women from sightseeing: All ways Afghan women’s rights have been suppressed
1 year, 4 months ago

Now, Taliban stops women from sightseeing: All ways Afghan women’s rights have been suppressed

Firstpost  

Since coming to power in August 2021, the Taliban government has made a number of moves to suppress the rights of Afghan women. Human Rights Watch’s Associate Women’s Rights Director Heather Barr called the decision to ban women “cruel in a very intentional way”. “Step by step the walls are closing in on women as every home becomes a prison.” …

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering popular Band-e-Amir national park for THIS reason
1 year, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering popular Band-e-Amir national park for THIS reason

India TV News  

In a latest crackdown on freedom of women in Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban has now decided to ban the entry of women in the Band-e-Amir, one of the country's most popular national parks in Bamiyan province, according to the a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. Vice and Virtue Ministry spokesperson Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif on Saturday a report …

Taliban bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The local Taliban officials have …

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours

Live Mint  

Security officials in Kabul on Wednesday used force to disperse a group of Afghan women who were protesting against the Taliban's order to close down beauty parlours. As reported by AFP, the ban on beauty parlours is the latest measure imposed by the Taliban to restrict women's participation in public life. The recent order, issued last month, has compelled the …

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

The Independent  

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UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday. Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies, the U.N. mission in …

Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The Taliban are banning women's beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said on July 4. It's the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment. A spokesman for the Taliban-run Virtue and Vice Ministry, Mohammad Sidik Akif Mahajar, didn't give details of …

The Taliban are outlawing women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 months ago

The Taliban are outlawing women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban are banning women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Tuesday. It’s the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment. “This new restriction on women’s rights will impact negatively on the economy&contradicts stated support for women entrepreneurship,” …

Taliban issues new diktat to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban issues new diktat to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul: Report

India TV News  

In another verbal pronouncement, the Taliban has prohibited women's beauty parlors in Kabul and different territories across the nation, a representative for the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Akif Mahajar, told TOLO News. The Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue also instructed the Kabul municipality to implement the new Taliban leader's decree and revoke women's beauty salon licenses. …

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women’s lives in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed. In his Eid message Akhundzada said that under the rule of the Islamic Emirate, concrete measures …

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban condemned on Sunday a “baseless and biased” report from the U.N. Security Council highlighting rifts within the group’s ranks. A report — issued earlier in June — by the U.N. Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team said that the Taliban governance structures remain “highly exclusionary, Pashtun-centred and repressive” toward all forms of opposition. The …

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women
1 year, 8 months ago

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls, which range from severely restricting education to banning women from most jobs, public spaces and gyms. UAE Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh said over 90 countries from around the world co- Pressure mounted for …

Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat

The Hindu  

The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province, an official said on Monday. Baz Mohammad Nazir, a deputy official from the Ministry of Vice and Virtue's directorate in Herat, denied media reports that all restaurants were off limits to families and women, dismissing them as propaganda. “After repeated complaints …

Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban ban restaurant gardens for families, women in Herat

The Independent  

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Afghanistan: After banning education, music, Taliban ban restaurants and gardens for women in Herat
1 year, 8 months ago

Afghanistan: After banning education, music, Taliban ban restaurants and gardens for women in Herat

India TV News  

Kabul: As Afghanistani reeling under the grave atrocities under the Taliban, it has again announced a decree banning the entry of families and women in restaurants with gardens or green spaces in the country's northwestern Herat province. Baz Mohammad Nazir, a deputy official from the Ministry of Vice and Virtue's directorate in Herat, denied media reports that all restaurants were …

Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans
1 year, 10 months ago

Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans

The Independent  

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Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans
1 year, 10 months ago

Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans

India Today  

A rare public show of division within the ranks of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban emerged in recent days when Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, a powerful government figure, gave a speech seen as an implicit criticism of the movement’s reclusive supreme leader. The Taliban have typically dealt with internal differences behind the scenes, and Haqqani’s comments “are a major escalation,” said Michael …

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions
1 year, 11 months ago

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions

The Hindu  

Jamila, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment. The January 2023 high-level U.N. delegation led by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called on the Taliban …

Women's rights not priority, says Taliban month after education ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's rights not priority, says Taliban month after education ban

India Today  

The Taliban has said in a statement that overturning restrictions on women is not a priority for the administration in Afghanistan, days after denying there would be a permanent university education ban on women. READ | Afghan women athletes barred from playing sports, fear Taliban threats The Taliban said on Saturday that it would not permit any act that violates …

The Taliban haven’t changed their spots | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

The Taliban haven’t changed their spots | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

By banning women from attending universities and colleges, the Taliban have proved that their ideological motivations matter more than international opinion. In September last year, one month after taking power again, the Taliban banned girls from attending secondary schools. In November, the Taliban banned women from visiting public parks, hamams and gymnasiums. Many countries and the United Nations Security Council …

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
2 years ago

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. Afghan women have since demonstrated in major cities against the ban — a rare sign of domestic protest since the Taliban seized power last year. Earlier on Saturday, …

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
2 years ago

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

The Hindu  

The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. Also Saturday, Taliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women in the western city of Herat, eyewitnesses said. Afghan women have …

Taliban fighters point guns at Afghan women, tell them to go home after university ban
2 years ago

Taliban fighters point guns at Afghan women, tell them to go home after university ban

India Today  

Taliban fighters are pointing guns at young Afghan women and telling them to go home after they enforced a country-wide university ban this week. pic.twitter.com/TawZk8iFE6 — Shabnam Nasimi December 22, 2022 Now, Taliban fighters are taking to the streets and pointing guns at young women and forcing them to walk back home from universities, The Independent reported. “A female student …

Male Afghan students walk away from exam to protest Taliban's ban on women's education
2 years ago

Male Afghan students walk away from exam to protest Taliban's ban on women's education

India Today  

Male students at Afghanistan’s Nangarhar University walked away from their exams in a show of solidarity with the female students to protest the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education. The Taliban's higher education ministry ordered an indefinite ban on university education for women in Afghanistan in the latest crack down on women's rights and freedoms, drawing strong international condemnation. The announcement …

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights
2 years ago

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights

Al Jazeera  

Group has backtracked on promises to guarantee certain rights for girls and women since its return to power last year. May 2022: Stay at home Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhunzada orders women on May 7 to fully cover themselves, including their faces, in public and generally stay at home. August 2022: Protests break out Taliban fighters beat women protesters chanting …

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said on December 20, 2022, the latest edict cracking down on their rights and freedoms. Despite initially promising a more moderate rule and women's and minority rights, the Taliban have widely implemented their harsh interpretation of Islamic law, or …

Taliban bans all women from university in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Taliban bans all women from university in Afghanistan

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Returning to power after 20 years, the hardline clerical regime sought to insist that it would …

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The US and UK criticised the ban, which the Taliban says preserves ‘national interest’ and women’s ‘honour’. ‘Feeling this pain’ The Taliban has defended its decision, saying such restrictions have been done to preserve “national interest” and women’s “honour”. Confirmation of the university restrictions came the same evening as a UN Security Council session on Afghanistan, at which the UN …

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