Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five
years of Taliban rule
The Islamic Movement of Taliban is a religious and militant
organization that took control of Afghanistan when the US withdrew its troops after
a 20-year conflict. The Taliban is the sole legal political force that governs the
country through an absolute fusion of political authority and strict
interpretation of Sharia law, a religious and moral code for Muslims. Under
Taliban rule, women and girls face severe, systemic oppression, described as
gender apartheid. For example, girls aren’t allowed to receive secondary or
higher education. Women are forbidden from visiting public places, including
parks and gyms. Also, they cannot leave their homes unless accompanied by a
male guardian. Even for healthcare, rules restrict male doctors from treating
women. Since there are only 6,000 midwives for 24 million women, roughly one midwife
per 4,000 women, Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality
rates. What are women’s lives like in Afghanistan?
Read the article and learn how ill-treated girls and women are in
Afghanistan.
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