Even the 'color' of the sheet has become a crime
Angel September BAŞAK
In Afghanistan, where the US has ended its 20-year occupation and handed over power to the Taliban regime, the pressure on women, who are being forced to disappear from social life, is increasing day by day.
Dozens of women have been arrested in recent weeks for wearing "indecent" abaya, according to a recent investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
According to HRW's research, the Taliban, which banned women from singing, speaking loudly and laughing with the "virtue law" it introduced in August last year, "arrested women and girls on the grounds of 'bad headscarves' and used physical and psychological violence to force women to obey."
WOMEN ARE IN DANGERAccording to a UN report titled "Gender Alert" published on July 24 regarding groups forcibly deported, Iran and Pakistan have deported more than 2.5 million people since September 2023. The report noted that the mass repatriations launched simultaneously by the two countries strained Afghanistan's already weak humanitarian capacity.
The report noted that women and girls who are single, widowed, or unmarried are among the most at-risk groups returned to Afghanistan. The report noted that many of these women and girls, lacking a place to stay, face numerous risks, including human trafficking and forced marriage.
Oppositionists were sent awayWomen deported to Afghanistan said they “could not get away because they were lone women without male companions” and that “transport companies rejected them”.
The report also stated that human rights activists, journalists and people known to have participated in protests among those sent back are also at risk.
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WILL SEND WORKERS TO TürkiyeThe Afghan ruling Taliban is reportedly preparing to send workers to several countries, including Türkiye, to reduce unemployment and is holding talks on this matter. In addition to Qatar, talks are also underway with Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, and Russia.
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