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Afghanistan Women Protest
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Afghanistan women call for rights, protest in Kabul against Taliban govt

| @indiablooms | Dec 29, 2021, at 09:58 pm

Kabul: Several women in Afghanistan took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday demanding rights to education, employment and social freedom in the war-torn country, according to media reports.

They were heard shouting the slogan "we are the voice of hungry people" and "we are awake, we hate discrimination."

The women said the Taliban government is keeping women away from society by imposing limitations.

Image: Screengrab from Twitter video

“How can we find a relative to go outside with in urgent moments?" The protesters questioned the Taliban government's latest ban on long-distance road trips for solo women in Afghanistan.

"They (the Taliban) said they are not responsible for our food, pay our salaries so that we can eat. We are not the women of two decades ago, we will not be silent,” Wida, a protestor, told Tolo News.

The protesting women even wanted the international society not to ignore them.

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced yet another stricter rule for women as they have been barred from travelling long distances by road alone and should only be offered transport if accompanied by a male relative.

The directive, issued on Sunday, is the latest curb on women's rights since the Islamist group seized power in mid-August, reports BBC.

The Taliban has imposed several restrictions for women since coming to power in Afghanistan on Aug 15.

The latest directive, issued by the Taliban's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said women travelling for more than 45 miles (72km) should be accompanied by a close male family member, reports BBC.

The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Aug 15 after snatching one region after another in swift pace since the foreign forces announced to leave the country.

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