Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 29 Dec 2021, 04:01 am Print
Image: Screengrab from Twitter video
Kabul: Several women in Afghanistan took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday demanding rights to education, employment and social freedom in the war-torn country, according to media reports.
They were heard shouting the slogan "we are the voice of hungry people" and "we are awake, we hate discrimination."
Women protest in Kabul once again, They want justice for women. pic.twitter.com/Bja7j4uKaE
— Shafi Karimi (@karimi_shafi) December 28, 2021
The women said the Taliban government is keeping women away from society by imposing limitations.
Image: Screengrab from Twitter video
“How can we find a relative to go outside with in urgent moments?" The protesters questioned the Taliban government's latest ban on long-distance road trips for solo women in Afghanistan.
شماری از زنان امروز با سر دادن شعارهای «Ù…ا زنان بیداریم، از تبعیض بیزاریم» Ùˆ «Ù…ا صدای مردم گرسنه هستیم» در کابل تظاهرات کردهاند.#طلوعنیوز pic.twitter.com/Pluie2fR03
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) December 28, 2021
"They (the Taliban) said they are not responsible for our food, pay our salaries so that we can eat. We are not the women of two decades ago, we will not be silent,” Wida, a protestor, told Tolo News.
The protesting women even wanted the international society not to ignore them.
اعتراض زنان در کابل با شعار ”Øکومت قانونی میخواهیم“. در اینجا یکی از معترضان خواستههایشان را با زبان اشاره بینالمللی بیان میکند. pic.twitter.com/z7AhdhUdvC
— Zia Shahreyar l ضیا شهریار (@ziashahreyar) December 28, 2021
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced yet another stricter rule for women as they have been barred from travelling long distances by road alone and should only be offered transport if accompanied by a male relative.
The directive, issued on Sunday, is the latest curb on women's rights since the Islamist group seized power in mid-August, reports BBC.
Again protest, agian women on the street, again they ask for very basic rights: work, food, freedom. #Afghanistan #kabul pic.twitter.com/Lospk3bB7F
— Zaki Daryabi (@ZDaryabi) December 28, 2021
The Taliban has imposed several restrictions for women since coming to power in Afghanistan on Aug 15.
The latest directive, issued by the Taliban's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said women travelling for more than 45 miles (72km) should be accompanied by a close male family member, reports BBC.
بیشرÙان ابتدا خبرنگاران را از ساØÙ‡ دور کردند Ùˆ دوربینها را شکستند بعد با تیراندازی سعی در سرکوب معترضین نمودند.
— Angela Ghayour (آنجلا غیور) (@AngelaGhayour_) December 28, 2021
صدای زنان اÙغانستان باشیم!
ویدئو: امروز-کابل#زنان_اÙغانستان #آزادی #عدالت #زنان_عدالتخواه pic.twitter.com/tusAi9q8Er
The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Aug 15 after snatching one region after another in swift pace since the foreign forces announced to leave the country.
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