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DEC5-11082025
Taliban authorities required female doctors and nurses in Herat to wear burqas while working.
DEC5-11052025-B
Taliban authorities required women to wear burqas to access hospitals in Herat, reducing access to care.
DEC4-11052025-B
Taliban authorities denied a woman access to hospital care in Herat for not wearing a burqa.
DEC4-10282025
The Taliban have instructed hospitals in the southern provinces not to treat female patients without a male guardian (mahram).
DEC4-10212025
The Taliban subject female doctors in hospitals to humiliation and psychological harassment.
DEC12-10132025-B
The Taliban are conducting ideological inspections of doctors and staff at a hospital in Kabul.
DEC4-09242025
Taliban authorities barred male dentists from treating female patients in Kandahar, restricting women’s access to healthcare.
DEC2-09082025
The Taliban have barred female employees from entering United Nations offices and compounds in Kabul.
DEC1-08262025-A
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, described the issue of girls’ education as ‘a minor matter' when discussing the Taliban's 5 year national strategy.
DEC12-07192025-A
Taliban inspected hospital security cameras and conducted street surveillance in Kabul to enforce hijab compliance, leading to the detention of women and girls.
DEC4-03012025
Taliban's gender apartheid denies girls access to life-saving surgical care and health services.
DEC2-02112025
Taliban revoked the operations and license of a foreign charity organization (Intersos).
DEC4-01282025
Taliban suspend humanitarian aid to women without a male guardian in Herat province.
DEC7-01272025
A Taliban court sentenced filmmaker Rahim Saeedi to three years in prison for alleged “propaganda,” following his arrest by intelligence forces in Kabul.
DEC2-01062025-A
Taliban ordered recruitment of religious preachers in health centers.
DEC2-12262024
The Taliban issued a directive prohibiting women from working in non-governmental organizations.
DEC1-12042024
Ban on the education of women in medical institutions.
DEC12-07312024-15
Article 22 of PVPV Law criminalizes a wide array of behaviors - from LGBTQ+ identity and women's public speech to cultural celebrations - codifying...
DEC7-11222023
Taliban ban the use of women’s images in advertisements at hospitals in Takhar.
DEC4-09122023
Removal of women's names from the board of directors and charters of domestic and foreign organizations.
DEC7-05102023
Taliban bans media coverage of women’s health, labeling it immoral and restricting female participation in broadcasts.
DEC8-05062023
Ban on girls accessing healthcare centers and cemeteries in Kandahar, ordering arrests to enforce the ban.
DEC3-02262023
Taliban close safe houses for women, placing them at risk of violence again.
DEC2-02222023
The closure of four medical dental centers managed by female doctors in Ghazni.
DEC4-02182023
Written order delaying female medical exam phase (exit exam).
DEC10-01312023
The Taliban shut down a women's karate club in Farah.
DEC2-12252022
Women were banned from entering and working in any nongovernment offices (international or national NGOs).
DEC9-11122022
Directive in Faryab banning unaccompanied women from parks, sports halls, and restaurants under threat of legal action.
DEC8-11102022
Ban on women and girls from visiting parks and sports halls.
DEC9-12252021
Directive requiring women to have a male guardian for travel and bans transport for unveiled or unaccompanied women.