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The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday released its first quarterly human rights report of 2025, stating that the Taliban continues to implement decrees aimed at erasing women from public life and restricting their fundamental freedoms, including access to education, work, health care, and freedom of movement.
Following the withdrawal of US and NATO forces in August 2021, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul on August 15. This led to the collapse of the internationally recognized government, which had previously advanced legal protections for women including the “Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women” and commitments under national peace and security frameworks.
UNAMA’s latest report highlights that girls remain barred from attending school beyond grade six, with no indication that higher education for women will be reinstated. The mission characterizes this as part of a broader pattern of systemic exclusion that has persisted since the Taliban took power.
The report documents growing restrictions on women’s participation in public life. Afghan women are frequently denied access to services—including clinics, markets, government offices, and public transportation—unless accompanied by a male guardian (mahram). In some cases, shopkeepers have refused service to unaccompanied women and reported them to local authorities. At one clinic, staff were ordered not to treat female patients without a mahram present.
Women’s access to employment also remains heavily restricted. A 2023 decree prohibits women from operating beauty salons even in private homes, and authorities have reportedly conducted warrantless searches to enforce the ban. UNAMA further reported the closure of several women-run radio stations due to the lack of male registration holders.
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated that “all manifestations of violence and mistreatment against women have been effectively curtailed,” asserting that women’s rights are protected “in strict accordance with Sharia law and the cultural values of Afghan society.” The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue reaffirmed its commitment to rights protections under a 2021 decree that would uphold women’s rights.
While the report noted some enforcement of women’s inheritance rights and intervention in forced marriage cases, it also documented instances where officials sought to compel such marriages. UNAMA concluded that women continue to lack meaningful participation in Afghan society—a stark contrast to earlier Taliban claims. In 2017, Mujahid had stated that women would be allowed to work and study and play an active role in public life.
Efforts to pursue accountability through international legal mechanisms have so far been unsuccessful. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought to investigate Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity based on gender persecution, under Article 7 of the Rome Statute.
The Taliban has rejected the court’s jurisdiction, arguing that the ICC’s interpretation of human rights disregards Afghanistan’s religious and national values. Taliban authorities have declared that they do not recognize any legal obligations under the Rome Statute and accused the ICC of political bias.
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Following the withdrawal of US and NATO forces in August 2021, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul on August 15. This led to the collapse of the internationally recognized government, which had previously advanced legal protections for women including the “Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women” and commitments under national peace and security frameworks.
UNAMA’s latest report highlights that girls remain barred from attending school beyond grade six, with no indication that higher education for women will be reinstated. The mission characterizes this as part of a broader pattern of systemic exclusion that has persisted since the Taliban took power.
The report documents growing restrictions on women’s participation in public life. Afghan women are frequently denied access to services—including clinics, markets, government offices, and public transportation—unless accompanied by a male guardian (mahram). In some cases, shopkeepers have refused service to unaccompanied women and reported them to local authorities. At one clinic, staff were ordered not to treat female patients without a mahram present.
Women’s access to employment also remains heavily restricted. A 2023 decree prohibits women from operating beauty salons even in private homes, and authorities have reportedly conducted warrantless searches to enforce the ban. UNAMA further reported the closure of several women-run radio stations due to the lack of male registration holders.
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated that “all manifestations of violence and mistreatment against women have been effectively curtailed,” asserting that women’s rights are protected “in strict accordance with Sharia law and the cultural values of Afghan society.” The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue reaffirmed its commitment to rights protections under a 2021 decree that would uphold women’s rights.
While the report noted some enforcement of women’s inheritance rights and intervention in forced marriage cases, it also documented instances where officials sought to compel such marriages. UNAMA concluded that women continue to lack meaningful participation in Afghan society—a stark contrast to earlier Taliban claims. In 2017, Mujahid had stated that women would be allowed to work and study and play an active role in public life.
Efforts to pursue accountability through international legal mechanisms have so far been unsuccessful. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought to investigate Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity based on gender persecution, under Article 7 of the Rome Statute.
The Taliban has rejected the court’s jurisdiction, arguing that the ICC’s interpretation of human rights disregards Afghanistan’s religious and national values. Taliban authorities have declared that they do not recognize any legal obligations under the Rome Statute and accused the ICC of political bias.
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