Amnesty International reports that the Taliban have imposed even stricter restrictions on women’s presence in public spaces. In its annual report, published on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the organization stated that Afghanistan, under Taliban rule, is experiencing an “alarming level” of human rights violations.
The report highlights that Afghan women and girls are increasingly subjected to crimes against humanity in the form of sexual harassment. They have been systematically deprived of their rights to freedom of movement and freedom of expression. Access to healthcare services has also become more difficult under the Taliban regime, while the ban on education for women and girls beyond the sixth grade remains firmly in place.
Over the past nearly four years, the Taliban have imposed a wide range of restrictions on women and girls across the country, stripping them of even their most basic rights.
Meanwhile, local sources in Ghor province recently reported a tragic incident in which a girl set herself on fire to escape a forced marriage to a Taliban fighter. The girl, named Abida, ended her life by setting herself ablaze in the village of Darzab Nili, located in the Taywara district of Ghor province.
