• Women from all throughout Afghanistan have been speaking with us about life under the Taliban.
• The Taliban also forbade female charity workers from performing their duties in December.
• The Taliban warned the news they would not ease the ban on female charity workers.

Women from all throughout Afghanistan have been speaking with us about life under the Taliban.

We’ll hear from a seamstress, a teacher, a karate instructor, an audiobook narrator, a religious school teacher, and a former national team golfer today.

The ultra-conservative leaders have hampered women’s lives since coming to power in 2021, closing most secondary schools to girls.

Women are not permitted to attend universities, are not allowed in parks or gyms, and are required to adhere to strict clothing codes.

97% of people live in poverty and about half of the population suffers from severe hunger, but the Taliban also forbade female charity workers from performing their duties in December.

The Taliban warned the news that despite the worst winter in ten years leaving at least 124 people dead, they would not ease the ban on female charity workers.

One of the women speaking to us works in help, and as she indicated, the Taliban issued a decree prohibiting women from working for non-governmental organizations in early December (NGOs).

They defended the action by claiming that female NGO employees had violated dress guidelines by refusing to wear hijabs (veils).

It has been viewed as a threat to essential life-saving humanitarian efforts in the nation and a violation of women’s rights.

Women are needed as relief workers and medical experts to provide crucial services to other women because there is little contact between women and men outside of their immediate families under the Taliban.

There appears to be some movement, according to our journalist Lyse Doucet. Some Taliban officials are aware of the seriousness of these new regulations.

The health ministry has finally made it clear that women can work in the medical field, where the need for female doctors and nurses is critical. That led to the restart of specific crucial health programs.

Additionally, Kabul-based IRC informed the news that it was “taking a realistic approach, dealing with Taliban authorities sector by sector.”

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