Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2

"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: GP-DATA-6

"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Over 300 women served as judges under the previous government. In more than 15 provinces across Afghanistan, female judges presided over various court divisions" (para 2). "After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1

"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban policy. They are also ineligible to practice law and prosecute crimes" (para 3, 4). "In addition,...more

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-1

"Women cannot access justice agencies and in most areas their petitions asking for justice cannot not be heard, which will increase the deepening violence against women" (para 6).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1

"Women cannot access justice agencies and in most areas their petitions asking for justice cannot not be heard, which will increase the deepening violence against women. Domestic violence against women has escalated since the Islamic Republic was overthrown, according to many local and international reports, and women’s ability to access the court system has been completely wrecked" (para 6).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2

"Numerous women in Afghanistan have received education and training to work in judicial and prosecutorial institutions over the past 20 years, often with the help of international aid. Female students dominated law schools, and training facilities attempted to prepare both genders for careers in the legal industry. Women were given extensive training to serve in the justice and prosecution systems" (para 1,2).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-LAW-1

"This [female struggle to find employment] follows Taliban decrees banning women from education at the secondary and university level" (para 17).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ASR-LAW-2

"The Taliban also ordered the closure of all beauty salons, public bathrooms, and sports centres for women, important sectors of employment for women" (para 17).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CIWM-PRACTICE-1

"Many [women] are acutely malnourished and don’t know where their next meal is coming from" (para 11). "According to UN resident and humanitarian coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, 'a staggering 95% of Afghans are not getting enough to eat, with that number rising to almost 100% in female-headed households'" (para 19).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

"Previously [before the Taliban takeover] about 10% of educated women in Afghanistan worked in national or international organisations to support their children (para 6).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1

"Previously [before the Taliban takeover] about 10% of educated women in Afghanistan worked in national or international organisations to support their children. If less educated, they had a range of formal and informal jobs including working as housemaids, baking bread, washing clothes, cleaning bathrooms and babysitting, and in rural communities rearing small livestock and growing wheat, maize and vegetables" (para 6).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SMES-LAW-1

"Single women and widows have practically no way of earning money. On-the-ground reports reveal that many households are supported by women as male members of their family were either killed or injured in the ongoing conflict" (para 12).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ERBG-PRACTICE-4

"Previously [before the Taliban takeover] about 10% of educated women in Afghanistan worked in national or international organisations to support their children. If less educated, they had a range of formal and informal jobs including working as housemaids, baking bread, washing clothes, cleaning bathrooms and babysitting, and in rural communities rearing small livestock and growing wheat, maize and vegetables" (para 6). 10% of educated women means that there are far more educated women who do not work, implying a societal norm of men working rather than women (CEC - CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SMES-DATA-2

"Single women and widows have practically no way of earning money. On-the-ground reports reveal that many households are supported by women as male members of their family were either killed or injured in the ongoing conflict" (para 12). "The plight of women-headed households, lacking adult males, is especially dire. In the absence of any social connection, they are increasingly food insecure, with few options to feed and care for their children" (para 16). "Overall, the dire situation in Afghanistan has increased the incidence of extreme hunger and malnutrition for both men and women, but women without husbands are being pushed into even more extreme poverty" (para 18). "According to UN...more

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2

"Numerous women in Afghanistan have received education and training to work in judicial and prosecutorial institutions over the past 20 years, often with the help of international aid. Female students dominated law schools, and training facilities attempted to prepare both genders for careers in the legal industry. Women were given extensive training to serve in the justice and prosecution systems" (para 1,2).