Girls are no longer allowed to attend secondary schools. The new all-male government is banning women from most sports and work. Educated and professional women are no longer allowed to participate in society.
Since mid-August, there have been regular, nationwide protests against the Taliban. The women who have grown up enjoying largely equal rights. Under the Taliban, they are demanding that their rights be restored and protected.
On Thursday Human Rights Watch claimed the Taliban has rules prohibiting most women from operating as aid workers in the country. And the humanitarian disaster is growing.
Extremists are cracking down on dissent. Afghan women are being beaten with electric batons. Reporters who cover the women’s protests are being detained and tortured.
It does feel like the “Afghan Girl,” Sharbat Gula is indeed one of the lucky ones.
