Global Social Witnessing Women in Afghanistan - Life under Taliban Rule

On 15 August 2021 the Taliban entered Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul and took control of the country. Over the past 17 months, human rights violations against women and girls have mounted steadily. Despite initial promises that women would be allowed to exercise their rights within Sharia law—including the right to work and to study—the Taliban have systematically excluded women and girls from public life.