Taliban restrictions spark women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan
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The UN warns that Taliban policies have created the world’s worst women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan. Women face severe limitations in work, business, and public life, with bans on exhibitions and fashion shows further restricting opportunities.
Breakdown
- Afghan women face growing disadvantages and restrictions in the workforce. 6s
- Sewing remains one of the few trades where women can work relatively freely. 17s
- Women are now banned from exhibitions and clothing shows, limiting business opportunities. 50s
- The UN describes Afghanistan as experiencing one of the world's worst women's rights crises. 1m 2s
- Online businesses offer some hope, but recent internet blackouts have created new challenges. 1m 18s