Shrinking public space for Afghan women as Taliban expands curbs
As a 35-year-old university lecturer, Nazifa regularly took local minivans, transportation facilities popular in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, for daily trips from home to university and returning. As a native population of the city, he is very familiar with…
Afghan women face increasing violence and repression under the Taliban after international spotlight fades
The Taliban reportedly arrested 40 people at Mazar-e-Sharif, a middle city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members were then suspected of being raped by eight women. The women who survived the rape of the gang were…