Gender Equality

All persons, regardless of gender, are entitled to equal treatment under the law. This section focuses on decrees uniquely affecting women, from clothing and mobility to speech and participation in public life.
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DEC1-11272024

The Taliban closed accelerated classes for female elementary age students in Bamiyan.

DEC1-12042024

Ban on the education of women in medical institutions.

DEC1-12122022

One-day examination and certification for 12th-grade girls across Afghanistan.

DEC1-12202022

Prohibition of girls from continuing their education in public and private universities.

DEC1-12222022-A

Ban on girls above grade six from attending school.

DEC1-12222022-B

Ban on issuing diplomas for female university graduates, unless male family member comes to receive it.

DEC1-12222022-C

Ban universities from issuing graduation documents to female students.

DEC1-12222023

Taliban cabinet formalize nationwide ban on all female higher education, public and private.

DEC1-12242024

Taliban prohibit the education of female students beyond the sixth grade in all educational institutions of Herat Province (public and private schools and education...

DEC10-01152025

Taliban ban on women’s participation in mosque worship and Shia itikaf ceremonies in Herat Province.

DEC10-01312023

The Taliban shut down a women's karate club in Farah.

DEC10-03212023

The Taliban banned Nowruz in Afghanistan, deeming it contrary to Islam, in a district in Daikundi province.

DEC10-05292024

Taliban fighters forcibly shut down the inauguration of a women-led coffee shop and library in Kabul.

DEC10-08202023

Directive mandating mosque attendance, banning music in celebratory gatherings, and threatening legal action for noncompliance with religious norms.

DEC11-01222022

Taliban arrested Tamana Prayani and her sisters in Kabul in a night raid.

DEC11-02112022

Taliban arrest Nayera Kohestani and her fellow protesters.

DEC11-02222022

Talibal extract forced confessions from female protestors.

DEC11-03262023-A

Taliban detained Ruqeya Sayee and two other female protestors.

DEC11-03262023-B

Taliban detains women protesters demonstrating against the closure of girls' schools.

DEC11-09272023

Taliban detains women's rights activist Julia Parsi and her child from their home in Kabul.
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