Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
- Image source, SAMIULLAH POPAL/EPAByBBC Afghan serviceFive years on from the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, women and girls have told the BBC their lives are unrecognisable under the rule of the regime.
- The hard-line Islamist group has been eroding the rights of the 22 million women in the country since it re-gained control in 2021- two decades after being removed from power by a US-led military coalition.
- The BBC is one of the few media organisations that has been able to maintain access to Afghanistan since the takeover.
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- Image source, SAMIULLAH POPAL/EPAByBBC Afghan serviceFive years on from the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, women and girls have told the BBC their lives are unrecognisable under the rule of the regime.
- The hard-line Islamist group has been eroding the rights of the 22 million women in the country since it re-gained control in 2021- two decades after being removed from power by a US-led military coalition.
- The BBC is one of the few media organisations that has been able to maintain access to Afghanistan since the takeover.
Sources: BBC News