The Taliban and the uncertain future of afghan women and girls

More than fifteen months have passed since theTalibantook control of the country, butAfghan girlsstill have an uncertain future ahead of them. In the first days of Taliban government,girls above the seventh gradewere firmly shut out behind the school gates – theywereforbidden to receive an education. Later, the Taliban introduced aprohibition on women travelling without a man. From the first days of the Taliban government, Afghan girls did not look on quietly. They came out on the streets indemonstrationsto demand that theirrightsbe respected. However, unfortunately it was unsuccessful, and subsequently the Taliban even imposed further restrictions on Afghan women and girls. In the latest repressive act, the Taliban banned Afghan girls from going to amusement parks, sports clubs, and public bathrooms. According to some sources, the Taliban are planning to prohibit girls and women of Afghanistan from going to university, which would complete the exclusion of women from participating in society. This development means that the future for women and girls would be plunged further into darkness. The previous decision of the Taliban to fire more than 120,000 female civil servants was considered an attempt to completely remove women from the government body and social sphere. It had the devastating effect of putting the lives of more thantwo million childrenat risk due to a lack of food and the other basic necessities. Now, their childhood and life chances have been stolen, as young children look for work rather than going to school to learn each day. I implore the countries of the world to act through the platform of theUnited Nations. Together, they must impose more serious punishments and sanctions on the Taliban government in order to secure the rights of Afghan women as human beings deserving of basic human rights.