Latest items for Afghanistan
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"There have been reported demonstrations against the new law [on child marriage] in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, this week, with several women’s rights movements condemning the law as a form of systemic violence against women and children" (para 6). This information shows the gender issue of the Taliban giving legal recognition to child mariage is met with condemnation and backlash from multiple women's rights movements in Afghanistan (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"There have been reported demonstrations against the new law [on child marriage] in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, this week, with several women’s rights movements condemning the law as a form of systemic violence against women and children" (para 6). This information shows the gender issue of the Taliban giving legal recognition to child mariage is met with condemnation and backlash from multiple women's rights movements in Afghanistan (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"There have been reported demonstrations against the new law [on child marriage] in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, this week, with several women’s rights movements condemning the law as a form of systemic violence against women and children" (para 6). "One activist, Fatima, said: 'After issuing hundreds of anti-women decrees, the Taliban are now attempting to institutionalise child marriage within the formal legal structure. Instead of ensuring security and justice, the Taliban are occupied with issuing shameful misogynistic decrees and suppressing human freedoms'" (para 7-8). "The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also expressed concern over the legislation. 'The decree, which codifies principles governing the separation of spouses, represents another step in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"There have been reported demonstrations against the new law [on child marriage] in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, this week, with several women’s rights movements condemning the law as a form of systemic violence against women and children" (para 6). "One activist, Fatima, said: 'After issuing hundreds of anti-women decrees, the Taliban are now attempting to institutionalise child marriage within the formal legal structure. Instead of ensuring security and justice, the Taliban are occupied with issuing shameful misogynistic decrees and suppressing human freedoms'" (para 7-8). "The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also expressed concern over the legislation. 'The decree, which codifies principles governing the separation of spouses, represents another step in...more
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"One activist, Fatima, said: 'After issuing hundreds of anti-women decrees, the Taliban are now attempting to institutionalise child marriage within the formal legal structure. Instead of ensuring security and justice, the Taliban are occupied with issuing shameful misogynistic decrees and suppressing human freedoms'" (para 7-8). "The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also expressed concern over the legislation. 'The decree, which codifies principles governing the separation of spouses, represents another step in the erosion of Afghan women and girls’ rights and further entrenches systemic discrimination in law and practice.' Georgette Gagnon of UNAMA said the new law was 'part of a broader and deeply concerning trajectory in which the rights...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"One activist, Fatima, said: 'After issuing hundreds of anti-women decrees, the Taliban are now attempting to institutionalise child marriage within the formal legal structure. Instead of ensuring security and justice, the Taliban are occupied with issuing shameful misogynistic decrees and suppressing human freedoms'" (para 7-8). "The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also expressed concern over the legislation. 'The decree, which codifies principles governing the separation of spouses, represents another step in the erosion of Afghan women and girls’ rights and further entrenches systemic discrimination in law and practice.' Georgette Gagnon of UNAMA said the new law was 'part of a broader and deeply concerning trajectory in which the rights...more
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Earlier this month, a 15-year girl in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan, died after enduring months of domestic violence, including severe beatings by her husband. Her father said his daughter had married her cousin eight months ago, but the violence began only two months into the marriage. After each beating, he said, local Afghan elders intervened and persuaded her to remain in the marriage" (para 13). This information, though very briefly, mentions the marriage between the 15 year-old girl and her husband was consanguinous, which is a widespread, deeply ingrained cultural tradition across Afghanistan, including Daikundi province (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Earlier this month, a 15-year girl in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan, died after enduring months of domestic violence, including severe beatings by her husband. Her father said his daughter had married her cousin eight months ago, but the violence began only two months into the marriage. After each beating, he said, local Afghan elders intervened and persuaded her to remain in the marriage" (para 13). This information, though very briefly, mentions the marriage between the 15 year-old girl and her husband was consanguinous, which is a widespread, deeply ingrained cultural tradition across Afghanistan, including Daikundi province (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"Child marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will" (para 1). "There is no ban on child marriage in Afghanistan under the Taliban, but a new law on divorce approved last week appears to suggest that a girl who later says she was married against her will would not be permitted a divorce if her husband disagrees. The new law [on child marriage] also appears to suggest that a woman cannot divorce her husband solely on the grounds of his...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-1
"Child marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will" (para 1). "There is no ban on child marriage in Afghanistan under the Taliban, but a new law on divorce approved last week appears to suggest that a girl who later says she was married against her will would not be permitted a divorce if her husband disagrees. The new law [on child marriage] also appears to suggest that a woman cannot divorce her husband solely on the grounds of his...more
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Earlier this month, a 15-year girl in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan, died after enduring months of domestic violence, including severe beatings by her husband. Her father said his daughter had married her cousin eight months ago, but the violence began only two months into the marriage. After each beating, he said, local Afghan elders intervened and persuaded her to remain in the marriage" (para 13). This information shows the presence and intervention of ocal laws regarding domestic violence and how they can contribute to the nature of the violence to continue against the women and girls (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Earlier this month, a 15-year girl in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan, died after enduring months of domestic violence, including severe beatings by her husband. Her father said his daughter had married her cousin eight months ago, but the violence began only two months into the marriage. After each beating, he said, local Afghan elders intervened and persuaded her to remain in the marriage" (para 13). This information shows the presence and intervention of ocal laws regarding domestic violence and how they can contribute to the nature of the violence to continue against the women and girls (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Recent research from the Afghanistan Human Rights Center has found that most victims of child marriage in the country reported domestic violence and severe psychological distress" (para 12).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Recent research from the Afghanistan Human Rights Center has found that most victims of child marriage in the country reported domestic violence and severe psychological distress" (para 12).
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"There is no ban on child marriage in Afghanistan under the Taliban, but a new law on divorce approved last week appears to suggest that a girl who later says she was married against her will would not be permitted a divorce if her husband disagrees. The new law [on child marriage] also appears to suggest that a woman cannot divorce her husband solely on the grounds of his absence or failure to provide financial support" (para 4-5). "The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also expressed concern over the legislation. 'The decree, which codifies principles governing the separation of spouses, represents another step in the erosion of Afghan women...more
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"There is no ban on child marriage in Afghanistan under the Taliban, but a new law on divorce approved last week appears to suggest that a girl who later says she was married against her will would not be permitted a divorce if her husband disagrees. The new law [on child marriage] also appears to suggest that a woman cannot divorce her husband solely on the grounds of his absence or failure to provide financial support" (para 4-5). "The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also expressed concern over the legislation. 'The decree, which codifies principles governing the separation of spouses, represents another step in the erosion of Afghan women...more
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ATDW-LAW-5
"Child marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will" (para 1). This information, though not clearly mentioning any laws on divorce, does indicate that with the legal recognition of child marriage, chances for Afghan women to even initiate divorce because every single condition favors men in this regard (MR-CODER COMMENT). "There is no ban on child marriage in Afghanistan under the Taliban, but a new law on divorce approved last week appears to suggest that a girl who later says...more
Variables: ATDW-LAW-5
"Child marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the Taliban in Afghanistan, as activists say “shameful” new laws make it almost impossible for girls and young women to seek divorce against their husbands’ will" (para 1). This information, though not clearly mentioning any laws on divorce, does indicate that with the legal recognition of child marriage, chances for Afghan women to even initiate divorce because every single condition favors men in this regard (MR-CODER COMMENT). "There is no ban on child marriage in Afghanistan under the Taliban, but a new law on divorce approved last week appears to suggest that a girl who later says...more
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"There are no official statistics on forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan, but activists say it has risen at an alarming rate in recent years, driven by the ban on girls being in education after the age of 11" (para 2). This information, though not providing a percentage, does emphasize the high prevalence of child marriage in Afghanistan, which is on the rise with the new legal recognition of the matter under the Taliban (MR-CODER COMMENT). "One informal estimate [on child marriage in Afghanistan] suggested that since the Taliban had barred them from education about 70% had been pushed into early or forced marriage and that 66% of these marriages...more
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"There are no official statistics on forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan, but activists say it has risen at an alarming rate in recent years, driven by the ban on girls being in education after the age of 11" (para 2). This information, though not providing a percentage, does emphasize the high prevalence of child marriage in Afghanistan, which is on the rise with the new legal recognition of the matter under the Taliban (MR-CODER COMMENT). "One informal estimate [on child marriage in Afghanistan] suggested that since the Taliban had barred them from education about 70% had been pushed into early or forced marriage and that 66% of these marriages...more
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"One informal estimate [on child marriage in Afghanistan] suggested that since the Taliban had barred them from education about 70% had been pushed into early or forced marriage and that 66% of these marriages involved girls under the age of 18" (para 3).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"One informal estimate [on child marriage in Afghanistan] suggested that since the Taliban had barred them from education about 70% had been pushed into early or forced marriage and that 66% of these marriages involved girls under the age of 18" (para 3).
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"There are no official statistics on forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan, but activists say it has risen at an alarming rate in recent years, driven by the ban on girls being in education after the age of 11" (para 2)
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"There are no official statistics on forced and underage marriages in Afghanistan, but activists say it has risen at an alarming rate in recent years, driven by the ban on girls being in education after the age of 11" (para 2)
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: WAM-LAW-1
“Women cannot go to school beyond age 12; they cannot play sports or go to parks, use public baths, sing, recite poetry, read the Quran aloud to other women, raise their voices in public, or use smartphones. They cannot go out without a male relative or guardian. They can barely work anywhere” (para 13). “Afghanistan’s shattered economy and high unemployment mean Internet and Wi-Fi access is unaffordable for most households. ‘Women used to have their own cell phones, but now they rarely do, because families cannot afford to have more than one per household, or the men take control of the phones,’ [Batool] Haidari [An Afghan psychologist] said. When Akhundzada...more
Variables: WAM-LAW-1
“Women cannot go to school beyond age 12; they cannot play sports or go to parks, use public baths, sing, recite poetry, read the Quran aloud to other women, raise their voices in public, or use smartphones. They cannot go out without a male relative or guardian. They can barely work anywhere” (para 13). “Afghanistan’s shattered economy and high unemployment mean Internet and Wi-Fi access is unaffordable for most households. ‘Women used to have their own cell phones, but now they rarely do, because families cannot afford to have more than one per household, or the men take control of the phones,’ [Batool] Haidari [An Afghan psychologist] said. When Akhundzada...more
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"This has emboldened Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, who has mocked Western outrage at the treatment of women and has doubled down on repression he justifies as Islamic law" (para 10).
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"This has emboldened Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, who has mocked Western outrage at the treatment of women and has doubled down on repression he justifies as Islamic law" (para 10).
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-3, AFE-LAW-1, ASR-PRACTICE-2, ASR-LAW-2, SRACE-LAW-1
“Women cannot go to school beyond age 12; they cannot play sports or go to parks, use public baths, sing, recite poetry, read the Quran aloud to other women, raise their voices in public, or use smartphones. They cannot go out without a male relative or guardian. They can barely work anywhere” (para 13).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-LAW-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-3, AFE-LAW-1, ASR-PRACTICE-2, ASR-LAW-2, SRACE-LAW-1
“Women cannot go to school beyond age 12; they cannot play sports or go to parks, use public baths, sing, recite poetry, read the Quran aloud to other women, raise their voices in public, or use smartphones. They cannot go out without a male relative or guardian. They can barely work anywhere” (para 13).
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, DACH-LAW-1
“A decree on December 2 put an end to medical training for women, shutting them out of midwifery, radiology, dentistry, and other disciplines they could use to provide health care to other women. This comes on top of an existing ban on women seeing male health-care providers. The new rule is a ‘recipe for death’” (para 15).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, DACH-LAW-1
“A decree on December 2 put an end to medical training for women, shutting them out of midwifery, radiology, dentistry, and other disciplines they could use to provide health care to other women. This comes on top of an existing ban on women seeing male health-care providers. The new rule is a ‘recipe for death’” (para 15).
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
“Batool Haidari, an Afghan psychologist, said… [T]he Taliban have compounded the abuse by making men responsible for female compliance with the dozens of decrees on how they should behave. If the women do not follow the rules, the men face punishment, exacerbating the terrible stress and violence within the household. She has counseled girls and women contemplating suicide and facing domestic violence; offered support to women who have been jailed without charge and beaten and raped by their captors. She has advised women on avoiding the sexual advances of male relatives, such as uncles and brothers-in-law. (Afghans generally live in compounds, of multiple generations, with sons bringing wives into the...more
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
“Batool Haidari, an Afghan psychologist, said… [T]he Taliban have compounded the abuse by making men responsible for female compliance with the dozens of decrees on how they should behave. If the women do not follow the rules, the men face punishment, exacerbating the terrible stress and violence within the household. She has counseled girls and women contemplating suicide and facing domestic violence; offered support to women who have been jailed without charge and beaten and raped by their captors. She has advised women on avoiding the sexual advances of male relatives, such as uncles and brothers-in-law. (Afghans generally live in compounds, of multiple generations, with sons bringing wives into the...more
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
“A decree on December 2 put an end to medical training for women, shutting them out of midwifery, radiology, dentistry, and other disciplines they could use to provide health care to other women. This comes on top of an existing ban on women seeing male health-care providers. The new rule is a ‘recipe for death,’ said Heather Barr, head of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch” (para 15).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
“A decree on December 2 put an end to medical training for women, shutting them out of midwifery, radiology, dentistry, and other disciplines they could use to provide health care to other women. This comes on top of an existing ban on women seeing male health-care providers. The new rule is a ‘recipe for death,’ said Heather Barr, head of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch” (para 15).
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Afghans generally live in compounds, of multiple generations, with sons bringing wives into the home" (para 8).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Afghans generally live in compounds, of multiple generations, with sons bringing wives into the home" (para 8).
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
“In the months after the Taliban’s return, Haidari said, the girls and women she was in contact with ‘were full of despair, anger, and a demanding spirit.’ After a few months, ‘I was shocked by how much they had changed. They now spoke calmly about how the Taliban had brought security. The girls themselves are now encouraging their peers to adhere to stricter dress codes, reminding each other to observe proper hijab and modesty. There is even competition over who can be more devout, wear more conservative clothing’” (para 4).
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
“In the months after the Taliban’s return, Haidari said, the girls and women she was in contact with ‘were full of despair, anger, and a demanding spirit.’ After a few months, ‘I was shocked by how much they had changed. They now spoke calmly about how the Taliban had brought security. The girls themselves are now encouraging their peers to adhere to stricter dress codes, reminding each other to observe proper hijab and modesty. There is even competition over who can be more devout, wear more conservative clothing’” (para 4).
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In the months after the Taliban’s return, Haidari said, the girls and women she was in contact with 'were full of despair, anger, and a demanding spirit.’ After a few months, 'I was shocked by how much they had changed. They now spoke calmly about how the Taliban had brought security. The girls themselves are now encouraging their peers to adhere to stricter dress codes, reminding each other to observe proper hijab and modesty. There is even competition over who can be more devout, wear more conservative clothing’” (para 4). "This has emboldened Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, who has mocked Western outrage at the treatment of women and has...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In the months after the Taliban’s return, Haidari said, the girls and women she was in contact with 'were full of despair, anger, and a demanding spirit.’ After a few months, 'I was shocked by how much they had changed. They now spoke calmly about how the Taliban had brought security. The girls themselves are now encouraging their peers to adhere to stricter dress codes, reminding each other to observe proper hijab and modesty. There is even competition over who can be more devout, wear more conservative clothing’” (para 4). "This has emboldened Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, who has mocked Western outrage at the treatment of women and has...more
May 5, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, WAM-DATA-2
“‘Women used to have their own cell phones, but now they rarely do, because families cannot afford to have more than one per household, or the men take control of the phones,’ Haidari said. When Akhundzada said smartphones ‘were leading women astray,' the last door to help slammed shut. 'If women retain any control of the phone, it will be for very short periods, and they must delete all messages immediately,' she said. 'I have less and less access to women who are in great need of psychological support, at a time when their situation is getting more desperate and they need it more than ever. But now they are...more
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, WAM-DATA-2
“‘Women used to have their own cell phones, but now they rarely do, because families cannot afford to have more than one per household, or the men take control of the phones,’ Haidari said. When Akhundzada said smartphones ‘were leading women astray,' the last door to help slammed shut. 'If women retain any control of the phone, it will be for very short periods, and they must delete all messages immediately,' she said. 'I have less and less access to women who are in great need of psychological support, at a time when their situation is getting more desperate and they need it more than ever. But now they are...more
May 1, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen are being forced to purchase burqas in shops, an added financial burden at a time when many families are struggling due to widespread job losses, aid cuts, and bans on women’s employment" (Para 5).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen are being forced to purchase burqas in shops, an added financial burden at a time when many families are struggling due to widespread job losses, aid cuts, and bans on women’s employment" (Para 5).
May 1, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-LAW-1
“On November 5, 2025, in Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban imposed a new edict requiring women to wear a burqa before entering public hospitals. Women patients, visitors, and even medical staff must now wear a burqa to be allowed inside any public healthcare facility. A burqa is a full-body covering that leaves only a small mesh screen to see through, and it is neither rooted in religion nor traditional Afghan culture. Under the Taliban regime, women’s access to healthcare was already severely affected by restrictive policies, movement bans, and the closure of clinics due to funding cuts. These barriers have long left women unable to seek basic medical care. The new...more
Variables: DACH-LAW-1
“On November 5, 2025, in Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban imposed a new edict requiring women to wear a burqa before entering public hospitals. Women patients, visitors, and even medical staff must now wear a burqa to be allowed inside any public healthcare facility. A burqa is a full-body covering that leaves only a small mesh screen to see through, and it is neither rooted in religion nor traditional Afghan culture. Under the Taliban regime, women’s access to healthcare was already severely affected by restrictive policies, movement bans, and the closure of clinics due to funding cuts. These barriers have long left women unable to seek basic medical care. The new...more
May 1, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“On November 5, 2025, in Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban imposed a new edict requiring women to wear a burqa before entering public hospitals. Women patients, visitors, and even medical staff must now wear a burqa to be allowed inside any public healthcare facility. A burqa is a full-body covering that leaves only a small mesh screen to see through, and it is neither rooted in religion nor traditional Afghan culture. Under the Taliban regime, women’s access to healthcare was already severely affected by restrictive policies, movement bans, and the closure of clinics due to funding cuts. These barriers have long left women unable to seek basic medical care. The new...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
“On November 5, 2025, in Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban imposed a new edict requiring women to wear a burqa before entering public hospitals. Women patients, visitors, and even medical staff must now wear a burqa to be allowed inside any public healthcare facility. A burqa is a full-body covering that leaves only a small mesh screen to see through, and it is neither rooted in religion nor traditional Afghan culture. Under the Taliban regime, women’s access to healthcare was already severely affected by restrictive policies, movement bans, and the closure of clinics due to funding cuts. These barriers have long left women unable to seek basic medical care. The new...more
May 1, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[T]he Taliban sends a clear message: to erase Afghan women from public life by forcing them under a blue polyester cloth that conceals their identity and presence" (Para 8).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"[T]he Taliban sends a clear message: to erase Afghan women from public life by forcing them under a blue polyester cloth that conceals their identity and presence" (Para 8).
May 1, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Taliban continues to harass and threaten women with violence if they do not wear their burqa or cover themselves completely. In some cases, women are being forced to purchase burqas in shops" (Para 5).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Taliban continues to harass and threaten women with violence if they do not wear their burqa or cover themselves completely. In some cases, women are being forced to purchase burqas in shops" (Para 5).
May 1, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, RCDW-LAW-2
“On November 5, 2025, in Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban imposed a new edict requiring women to wear a burqa before entering public hospitals. Women patients, visitors, and even medical staff must now wear a burqa to be allowed inside any public healthcare facility. A burqa is a full-body covering that leaves only a small mesh screen to see through, and it is neither rooted in religion nor traditional Afghan culture” (para 1).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, RCDW-LAW-2
“On November 5, 2025, in Herat, Afghanistan, the Taliban imposed a new edict requiring women to wear a burqa before entering public hospitals. Women patients, visitors, and even medical staff must now wear a burqa to be allowed inside any public healthcare facility. A burqa is a full-body covering that leaves only a small mesh screen to see through, and it is neither rooted in religion nor traditional Afghan culture” (para 1).
May 1, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"While Herat has already recorded a 28% decline in women seeking care, the long-term consequences are far more alarming for a country already grappling with maternal and child mortality and widespread malnutrition" (Para 7).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"While Herat has already recorded a 28% decline in women seeking care, the long-term consequences are far more alarming for a country already grappling with maternal and child mortality and widespread malnutrition" (Para 7).
April 14, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Nonetheless, I [Afghan woman] still nudged my brother and gestured with a nod to him that we should quickly return home – the only way I could communicate with him as a new law introduced last month has banned women from speaking in public" (para 4).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Nonetheless, I [Afghan woman] still nudged my brother and gestured with a nod to him that we should quickly return home – the only way I could communicate with him as a new law introduced last month has banned women from speaking in public" (para 4).