Report: Half of Afghan Women Rarely Leave Home

Half of Afghan Women Leave the House Twice a Month or Less, Says UN Group

More than half of Afghan women (52 percent) leave the house twice a month or less because of Taliban-imposed restrictions, according to a survey conducted by the United Nations. UN Women also reported that 90 percent of women said they needed a male family member’s permission before leaving home. Seventy-five percent said they felt unsafe leaving home without a male guardian. “Half a decade after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, Afghanistan …

Half of Afghan women rarely leave home, says UN agency

Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions curtail their freedom of movement, according to data released by UN Women.

Half of Afghan Women Rarely Leave Home Under Taliban Curbs

Five years after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, Afghanistan has systematically stripped women and girls of their rights, making it a global outlier, says UN Women.

Women in Afghanistan erased from public life under 5-years of Taliban rule, UN

UNITED NATIONS - Five years after the Taliban seized power, women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights, UN agencies said on Wednesday.