Four years into Taliban rule: What are the prospects for women in Afghanistan? | DW News

Today, August 15th, marks four years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, which culminated in the fall of Kabul and the withdrawal of US and coalition forces from the country in 2021. The celebrations in Kabul over Taliban rule come as Afghanistan struggles with mass unemployment, a faltering economy and widespread food insecurity. Women are barred from most jobs and banned from education after the sixth grade. Now, neighbouring Iran and Pakistan have begun deporting Afghans who fled the Taliban's rule - leaving public services struggling to handle the sudden influx. For women in particular, returning means living under some of the harshest restrictions of any country - leaving many fearing that they have no future under the Taliban regime.

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Chapter Breakdown:
0:00 Afghan women deported from Iran back to Afghan express both fear and hope over their future under the Taliban
3:33 Pashtana Durrani, Afghan feminist and human rights activist, on the lack of rights and opportunities for Afghan women living under Taliban rule
9:13 Ibraheem Bahiss, Afghanistan analyst, Crisis Group Asia Program, on Taliban's return to power and how the international community should deal with them

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