Participation in Public Life

The right to engage in civic duties includes access to government roles, voting, and public debate. This section includes laws restricting public presence or political voice, particularly for women.
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DEC2-12072024

Taliban directive for the recruitment of university professors for private universities through government universities.

DEC2-12222022

The ban on female teachers and the presence of female employees in educational institutions.

DEC2-12242022

The ban on women working in domestic and international non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan.

DEC2-12252022

Women were banned from entering and working in any nongovernment offices (international or national NGOs).

DEC2-12262024

The Taliban issued a directive prohibiting women from working in non-governmental organizations.

DEC3-02122025

The Taliban leader addressed Kandahar University, outlining the ideological role of higher education as subordinate to religious authority and the Islamic Emirate’s system, declaring...

DEC3-03162025

A former woman detainee reported sexual abuse, humiliation, and coercion by Taliban authorities during detention for protesting and speaking to the media in Balkh...

DEC3-05042022

Dissolved the Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan and five other institutions.

DEC3-06162024

Former soldier in Khost beaten and imprisoned on verbal order by Taliban intelligence.

DEC3-07242024

Former Takhar provincial official tortured in Taliban custody in Takhar.

DEC3-11032024

Taliban intelligence detained the brother of a female protester in Takhar in apparent retaliation for her activism.

DEC4-01202024

Official order re civil service appointments & transfers at Takhar University, used to expel non-Pashtun employees.

DEC4-02122025

The Taliban dismissed six Hazara employees (four women and two men) at the Passport Office in Kabul.

DEC4-05312023

Taliban issues directive banning Persian terms and mandating ideological conformity in university research and teaching.

DEC4-09122023

Removal of women's names from the board of directors and charters of domestic and foreign organizations.

DEC4-10262024

Taliban prohibit adult women to hear the voices of other adult women.

DEC4-12102024

Taliban ban women from using smartphones in Kandahar.

DEC4-12202024

Taliban ban women from using smartphones in Nangarhar.

DEC4-12222024

Taliban imposed restrictions on residential home windows nationwide.

DEC7-01072025-A

Taliban directive restricting photography for photographers in Daikundi province.
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