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Taliban ban long-distance travel for unaccompanied women in Afghanistan

2021-12-29T03:51:31.857Z


Women in Afghanistan will not be able to travel long distances without a male relative, according to a new law imposed by the Taliban.


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The Taliban have banned women from taking long-distance road trips in Afghanistan on their own, requiring that a male relative accompany them for any distance greater than about 70 kilometers, according to a Taliban official who spoke to CNN.


Mohammad Sadiq Hakif Mahajer, a spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, told CNN that the new law, which prohibits women from traveling long-distance unaccompanied, has already been put in place.

The law, he said, is designed to prevent women from being hurt or "disrupted."

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Since taking power in August, the Taliban have tried to present a moderate face when it comes to women's rights, as they try to get back frozen foreign aid.

But the presence of women and girls in public life has become precarious.

Many of them across the country are not allowed to go back to secondary schools.

Those who have returned to college are separated by a curtain from their male peers.

Restrictive rules that were advertised as temporary, such as the stay-at-home order, have been extended.

Most of the women remain unable to return to work as a number of jobs have been banned, including those in public administration and entertainment programs.

In November, women were banned from appearing in television dramas, soap operas and entertainment shows, under new Taliban restrictions on the media.

Between directives, news anchors should cover themselves with veils on the screen.

Similarly, on-screen men are required to wear "appropriate clothing", although the guidelines do not specify what type of clothing is considered "appropriate."

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The Taliban also eliminated the Ministry of Women's Affairs, a key body promoting women's rights through Afghan law.

They have also rolled back the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women, signed in 2009 to protect women from abuse, including forced marriage, leaving them unable to access justice, according to the UN.

- CNN's Eliza Mackintosh contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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