RASC News Agency: In the wake of numerous restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has recently published a report highlighting the Taliban’s virtue and vice department in Paktia Province, which has banned unaccompanied women from accessing healthcare services. This report, addressing the “Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan Over the Past Three Months,” was unveiled on Tuesday, January 22nd, capturing the attention of both the media and the public. It characterizes the condition of women in Afghanistan, particularly in Paktia Province, as profoundly alarming.
UNAMA further notes that incidents documented between October and December reveal instances where Taliban officials obstructed women’s work or access to services, citing their unmarried status or lack of a male companion. This interference is part of the Taliban’s enforcement of virtue and vice codes. This transpires against the backdrop of the Taliban issuing nearly 80 decrees against women during their two-year rule in Afghanistan, obstructing women’s education and employment across governmental and non-governmental sectors, eliciting significant concerns among Afghanistani women and girls.
It is noteworthy that since assuming power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has persistently detained, tortured, imprisoned, disappeared, and, in certain instances, perpetrated violence against young women and girls for various reasons.
