It's the Taliban's slew of bans on Afghan girls and women that dominated their second year in charge. | AP
Why did they exclude women from higher education, most jobs and public spaces?
Their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has praised the changes imposed since the takeover, claiming life improved for Afghan women after foreign troops left and the hijab became mandatory again.Foreign governments, rights groups, and global bodies condemned the restrictions. The U.N. said they were a major obstacle to the Taliban gaining international recognition as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
A teacher leads a girl’s class on the first day of the school year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. AP FILE PHOTO “The secret of their success is that they are united,” Abdul Salam Zaeef, who served as the Taliban envoy to Pakistan when they ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s, said. “If someone expresses his opinion or his thoughts, it doesn’t mean someone is against the leadership or will go to another side,” said Zaeef who spent several years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after the 2001 U.S. invasion. “Disagreements are put in front of the emir and he decides. They follow his word.
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