Unending woes of Afghan women

Afghanistan’s population has experienced innumerable challenges since the Taliban took control on August 15, 2021. The hardline Islamic regime’s harsh tactics have resulted in food poverty, recurrent abuses against women, and mounting insecurity.

Following the Taliban administration’s recent order prohibiting female employees from working, four international aid organisations – Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE International, and the International Rescue Committee – have suspended their humanitarian operations in the country.

The Taliban has claimed that its most recent policy, which has been widely denounced, was justifiable because certain women did not follow the Taliban’s understanding of the Islamic clothing code for women.

The suspension of some aid programmes comes at a time when more than half of the world’s population is dependent on humanitarian assistance.

“Essentially, we’re just asking the Taliban to revoke this decision because, eventually, the costs will be borne by the women and children of Afghanistan,” said David Wright, Chief Operating Officer of Save the Children International.

The Taliban’s decree outlawing and confining women from colleges and amusement parks, as well as not permitting them to leave their homes without a male relative and face veils, astonished the globe.