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The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has now stopped issuing a driving license to women and other provinces from the country locked, Ani news agency quoted Afghan media reports.
Before the Taliban took over Afghanistan, women were seen driving in several big cities including Kabul. But now the regime has imposed this restriction.
The situation of human rights in Afghanistan has worsened since the return of the Taliban last year. From forbidding girls from school above grade six to not allow women to travel alone, there are reports of women’s rights removed by the new government.
On March 23, the Taliban regime closed the school for girls for the middle class throughout the country, only a few hours after they were reopened for the first time since the new regime took over. In 2021, only a month after the takeover, the Taliban had allowed several schools for girls to grade 6 to be reopened.
This step aroused a strong response from the United Nations. The UN Security Council said, “Members of the Security Council reiterate the right to education for all Afghan citizens, including girls, and ask the Taliban to respect the right of education and comply with their commitment to reopen schools for all female students without further delay. “The Taliban Ministry of Education (MOE) said that Islamic Emirates are close to solutions to reopen schools for girls.
Nearly a month after that take over, the Taliban government prohibits women effectively from working in government offices, banks, media companies, and other workplaces. Waheedullah Hashimi, a senior figure in the Taliban, said the regime would fully apply sharia law, adding that women should not work with men.
In December last year, the Taliban decided that women who want to travel any other than short distances should not be offered transportation unless escorted by relatives of men close. Also, the regime asks vehicle owners to offer rides only for women wearing headscarves.
