Afghan Women Describe Survival and Hopes Under Taliban Rule
TL;DR
Five years after the Taliban seized control, Afghan women describe eroded freedoms—restricted education, limited work, travel restrictions, and public punishments—driving many to focus on daily survival, while some remain hopeful and seek small acts of empowerment.
- Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule BBC
- The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls — and boys as well NPR
- Under the Taliban, Afghanistan is, for once, peaceful The Economist
- Afghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule The New York Times
- Standing With Afghan Women Foreign Affairs
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