The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protected. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, most employment,

The BBC spends the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.

On International Women’s Day, the Taliban defended its stance on women's rights under Islamic law, despite global criticism. Taliban's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, "In accordance with Islamic law and the culture and traditions of Afghan society,

The International Cricket Council should immediately suspend Taliban-run Afghanistan’s membership until women and girls can participate in the sport of cricket, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the council’s chair,

The BBC is spending the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.

Sadly, we ended up experiencing the same fate.” Yalda, who was in 10th grade when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, is one of the 1.5 million girls deprived of an education in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade since they took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

The UN has denounced the Taliban’s repeated attacks on women’s rights, with the special representative saying: "We must stand with Afghan women as if our own lives depend on it — because they do."