Since seizing control of Afghanistan, the Taliban has attempted to present itself as respecting women’s rights, with the militant group now claiming it will allow women to attend university with limitations. But as Mike Drolet explains, women who don’t share the group’s extreme views are still living in fear, as violence toward them persists.
- Female workers of Taliban-run Kabul municipality told to stay home with exceptions
- Taliban replace ministry for women with ‘virtue and the prevention of vice’ authorities