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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.