What is happening in Afghanistan today with the Taliban and women's rights: latest news
The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist militia, managed in three months to corner the Afghan Army and retook power after 20 years. Find out the news of what is happening, how is Kabul and everything you need to know
The Taliban , an Afghan fundamentalist militia, managed in three months to corner the Afghan Army in a rapid offensive that advanced until it reached the capital, Kabul , after the news of President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's flight was known and the national police abandoned the police stations and other posts. Find out the keys to the conflict that dates back around two decades and involves great world powers.
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What is happening in Afghanistan and what are the Taliban?
Afghanistan Today: The Beginning of the Taliban
The Taliban began in the 1990s after the mujahideen, Afghans and foreigners defeated Soviet Union troops in Afghanistan in 1989 after a decade of war. The Taliban militia, born in fundamentalist religious seminaries, promised order and security in their offensive to rule the country.
That came in 1996, when the guerrillas took control of Kabul and seized the government and the presidency from the mujahideen leader Burhanuddin Rabbani, one of the heroes of the victory against the Soviets . In power, they carried out control based on the rigorous interpretation of Islamic law: they imposed physical punishment, from capital punishment in a public square to whipping or amputation of limbs for minor crimes; They stripped women of any right , forcing them to fully cover themselves with the burqa, and girls, who were prohibited from going to school after the age of 10, among other things.
After that seizure of power in Kabul, only three countries recognized the Taliban: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.
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What happens in Afghanistan: the conflict between the Taliban and the United States
After the United States suffered the attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the government of the North American country blamed the attack on the terrorist network Al Qaeda, led by Osama Bin Laden. For that reason, George Bush declared war on terror and to their sanctuaries , including the Taliban 's Afghanistan, where Bin Laden and the leadership of Al Qaeda were believed to have found refuge under the shelter of Mullah Mujahideen Mohamed Omar.
In October 2001, the United States launched an offensive (Operation Enduring Freedom) together with the Northern Alliance, a coalition of rival militias born after the fall of Kabul. The Taliban surrendered in Kunduz, on the border with Tajikistan, in just two months . However, the invasion of US troops, later supported by dozens of countries in their administration of the new Afghanistan, did not find the whereabouts of Bin Laden (found dead in May 2011) and Mullah Omar (who died in 2013).
What are the Taliban and how did they come to power?
After defeat by the United States and allies, the Taliban remained influential in areas of the interior and the Pakistani border. The fundamentalist group did not surrender, but rather withdrew its members to mountainous areas that were difficult to access or outside the country . The Taliban have maintained different strategies, from the gradual advance of their militiamen in a traditional guerrilla war to terrorist attacks against security forces, officials, politicians —on August 4, they tried to reach the residence of the Defense Minister in Kabul —, women and journalists.
What's happening in Afghanistan: the Taliban in Kabul, videos and the latest news
Details of the escape of Ashraf Ghani, president of Afghanistan, revealed
The Russian embassy in Kabul said that the president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, fled his country last Sunday with "four cars and a helicopter full of money."
“The collapse of the (Afghan) regime… is most eloquently characterized by how Ghani escaped from Afghanistan: four cars full of money; they tried to put another part of the money in a helicopter, but it would not fit. And part of the money was left lying on the track,” said the spokesman for the Russian embassy in Afghanistan, Nikita Ishchenko.
They report the murder of a woman for not wearing a burqa
A few hours after the Taliban promised to "respect the rights of women under Islamic law", the American media outlet Fox News reported the murder in the streets of Taloqan, Takhar province, of a woman who appeared in public wearing colorful and without burqa.
Trump harshly criticized Biden for US withdrawal
Former President Donald Trump called the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in the face of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul as "the greatest shame" in his country's history.
"America's withdrawal from Afghanistan is a very important issue, but no one has handled a withdrawal worse than Joe Biden," Trump said during an interview on Fox News.
The economic crisis facing the Taliban in Afghanistan
The president of the Central Bank of Afghanistan said that the country has a monetary reserve of about 9,000 million dollars but all of it abroad, and warned that the amount of physical dollars in its territory is "close to zero".
Ajmal Ahmady's comments confirm the difficult economic and financial landscape facing the Taliban now that they have returned to power 20 years after being ousted by the United States.
All Argentines were evacuated from Afghanistan
The Argentine Foreign Ministry reported that there are no longer any Argentine citizens in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, and that "everyone, in good mental and physical condition, has been able to board their flights to different countries in the region and Europe."
"At all times, since the events began, Argentine citizens maintained permanent contact with the Argentine representation in Pakistan, led by Ambassador Leopoldo Sahores. In this way, the Argentine Foreign Ministry closely follows the situation in Afghanistan and its development", was reported this morning in a press release.
Chile, willing to receive Afghan refugees
In the midst of the crisis in Afghanistan, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced that he is willing to house at least 10 families from that country, including those of seven women activists.
Thanks to a joint effort with the Front Line Defenders organization, the president has already committed Chile to receiving "10 families of women who have dedicated themselves to the defense of women's rights and who feel threatened."
Joe Biden and Boris Johnson convene a summit of G7 leaders on Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have agreed to convene a virtual summit of G7 leaders next week to strategize to avert a humanitarian crisis over refugees from Afghanistan.
Taliban shot down a protest in an Afghan city
On Wednesday, Taliban fighters opened fire on hundreds of protesters in a city in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least two people and wounding 12, the Al Jazeera network and the Russian news agency Sputnik reported.
The protest in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, is the first against the Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan after their conquest of Kabul, the capital, four days ago.
There are still three Argentines in Afghanistan
The Argentine ambassador to Pakistan, Leopoldo Sahores, who also deals with diplomatic affairs in Afghanistan, assured today that the departure of the three Argentines who are still in Kabul is imminent, after a fourth has already managed to leave the country. Of the three, he specified, there is a United Nations official, although he mentioned that he is already on "the list" of those who are going to leave the country on a charter flight from the international organization.
A feminist activist spoke out for women and girls in Afghanistan
2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai expressed her concern over the Taliban's return to power after 20 years, and called for an international response to help Afghan women and girls. In addition, she equated the current situation there with what she suffered in 2012, when Islamist militiamen attacked her in her native Pakistan and shot her in the head for having promoted the education of girls and young women. The then 15-year-old teenager had to be rushed to a hospital in Birmingham, UK, where she regained consciousness six hours later.
Source: Telam
The Taliban benefit from the large number of weapons in the US military
The White House reported today that much of the US weapons delivered to the Afghan military are now in the hands of the Taliban. Photos and videos show the extremists with firearms and vehicles used by Pentagon troops or provided to Afghan national security forces, as well as advanced UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and other equipment at Kandahar airport.
Murtaza, the Afghan boy who is a fan of Messi, who today suffers an ordeal
What happens in Afghanistan worries the world but, meanwhile, those who have it the worst are the Afghan citizens. One of them is Murtaza, the boy who went viral at the age of five as a result of his fanaticism for Lionel Messi. His story began in 2016, when a tender photo of him playing soccer with a plastic bag that represented the shirt of the Argentine National Team traveled the world. His older brother posted it on Facebook, and it went viral because of the number 10 and the last name Messi that was handwritten with a marker.
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The United States investigates human remains found on a plane
After the chaos generated at the Kabul airport, where people clung to the United States planes that were undertaking evacuation flights, the Office of Special Investigations of the Air Force opened an investigation into the human remains found in the hole of the wheel of a C-17 that took off yesterday.
Canada will not recognize the Government formed by the Taliban in Afghanistan
Acting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Ottawa will not recognize the government formed by the Taliban in Afghanistan, considering them a "terrorist organization."
The Taliban assure the United States that they will let civilians through the airport
The United States assured this Tuesday that it received guarantees from the Taliban that they will allow safe passage to the Kabul airport of civilians who want to leave Afghanistan , after the capture of the capital by the insurgents.
This was stated by Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser to the president of the United States, Joe Biden, at a press conference, in which he also acknowledged that many of the weapons and US defense equipment in Afghanistan have fallen into the hands of the Taliban. .
Source: EFE.
The Taliban affirmed that women will be able to work "within the framework of Islam"
The Taliban, in their first press conference in Afghanistan since taking power, launched a message of reconciliation and unity on Tuesday after their resounding victory in the country, in a nation in which they declared a "general amnesty", the end of narcotics and where women will be able to work "within the framework of Islam".
"We do not want anyone to leave the country, this is their country, this is our common homeland, we have common values, a common religion, a common nation (...) There is a general amnesty, so there will be no hostilities," said the main Taliban spokesman, Zabihulla Mujahid, appearing in public for the first time in decades.
Source: EFE.
The EU referred to the problem and was forceful regarding its priority in Afghanistan
The evacuation of European Union citizens and Afghan citizens working with the EU is a key priority for the bloc , EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell told a news conference on Tuesday.
" The priority is to guarantee the evacuation - in the best security conditions - of the European citizens still present in the country , and also of the Afghan citizens who worked with us for more than 20 years, if they want to leave the country," Borrell said. .
The Taliban promise that Afghanistan will not be a stage from which to attack other countries
The Taliban announced that they will not allow Afghanistan to become a stage from which attacks against other nations are organized, according to their spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, who stated: "We can assure the international community, including the United States, that the Afghan territory shall not be used to harm anyone" .
Taliban's first conference after taking power in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid congratulated the Afghan people on the Taliban's victory and "taking independence" after what he described as 20 years of fighting, during a televised news conference. "This is a victory for the entire nation... this nation will be part of history. I would like to congratulate all the people, taking independence is the legitimate right of every country," he said, adding: "After 20 years of fight to end the occupation, it is our right and we are honored to have achieved this right" .
The Taliban prevent access to Kabul airport to Afghans who want to leave the country
According to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the Taliban at Kabul airport are preventing the evacuation of Afghans who worked for Western forces. "The situation has become much more dangerous (for Afghans) because there is no guarantee that they will be able to get through the checkpoints," he said.
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Saleh declares himself President of the Government of Afghanistan
Following Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's flight, Amrullah Saleh, the country's vice president, posted on Twitter: "According to the constitution of Afghanistan, in the absence, flight, resignation or death of the president, the first vice president becomes the interim president. "I am currently inside my country and I am the legitimate president in charge of care. I am communicating with all leaders to ensure their support and consensus."
WHO warns for vital health supplies in Afghanistan
Disruption and chaos at Kabul airport are "delaying urgently needed essential health supplies" and affecting Afghanistan's already "fragile health system ," according to the World Health Organization.
NATO suspended support to Afghanistan
"We have, of course, suspended all support - financial and otherwise - to the Afghan government because there is no Afghan government that NATO can support," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, adding: "No no money is transferred or any support is provided to Kabul after the collapse of the government."
How is the situation in Kabul
"Compared to the last two days, Kabul is more crowded today, but the presence of women is less," said the Afghan agency Pajhwok Afghan News.
The United States resumed air operations in Kabul
Following the chaos and disruption at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday, US air operations resumed on Tuesday, although the military continues to work to ensure security is sustainable.
UK government plans to take in most vulnerable refugees fleeing Afghanistan
The British Government will announce in the coming days a "tailor-made resettlement" plan for the most vulnerable Afghan population after the dramatic takeover of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, by the Taliban. According to a spokesman for 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British government, the policy of the refugee plan is expected to focus primarily on helping women and girls.
Mullah Baradar, the leader of the Talibals, heads towards Afghanistan
Baradar leaves Doha, the capital of Qatar, for Kandahar, Afghanistan , accompanied by high-ranking figures such as Abdul Hakim, Shahabuddin Delawar, Mulla Fazil, Mulla Khairkhwa and Salim Hanaf.
Facebook bans posting Taliban content on its platforms
The company banned content from being posted by accounts that praise, support or represent the Taliban. In a statement released Tuesday, Facebook outlined its Dangerous Organizations policies, which block accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Taliban. "The Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under United States law, and we have prohibited our services to them under our Dangerous Organization policies," he read.
This is Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan
The images of the city, after the Taliban took power this Monday.
Video: ToloNews.
This is Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan
Several European countries decided to stop the deportation of Afghans
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway are the countries that decided to stop the deportation of Afghans whose applications had been denied for various reasons.
The situation at Kabul airport seems to normalize
After the chaos of Monday in which thousands of citizens invaded the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul , the situation is back under control, according to the British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab.
Taliban to grant amnesty to former government employees
As confirmed by Enamullah Sama Ghani, of the Taliban's culture commission, they will grant amnesty to all employees of the previous government, as well as to its public sector workers.
Brazil called for UN intervention in Afghanistan
The Brazilian government demanded the participation of the UN in the Afghanistan crisis after the Taliban took power and asked to "preserve the achievements " , although without citing it, by the US military intervention that began in 2001 in the Asian country, according to a statement from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry.
Amid the conflict, the Taliban have fun at an amusement park in Kabul
In the middle of an almost empty city, with its inhabitants fleeing to a safe place outside the new regime's roadstead, the Taliban also seized public entertainment spaces.
In a video, the Taliban are seen in a childish attitude playing in the bumper cars in what appears to be a square for children and young people.
The Taliban playing in the bumper cars
The US special envoy continues to talk with the Taliban in Doha
The US envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, remains in Doha for talks with the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government , State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.
The official indicated that the American delegate continued with the contacts after the talks held last week by representatives of Russia, China and Pakistan, as well as UN envoys and countries such as Uzbekistan, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Source: EFE.
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Trump says withdrawal from Afghanistan is 'shameful', calls for Biden to resign
Former US President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at the administration of his successor, Joe Biden, and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, which he described as "shameful" and "incompetent" , while calling for his resignation.
"Afghanistan is the most disgraceful military result in US history. It didn't have to be this way!" Trump said in one of the many brief statements sent to the media after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban this Sunday, hours after the flight of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Source: EFE.
US resumed flights at Kabul airport
The United States resumed military flights at the Kabul airport on Monday , after interrupting them due to the chaos unleashed in recent hours due to the irruption of hundreds of Afghans on the runways in an attempt to board the flights intended to evacuate Americans and their allies. .
There are currently 2,500 soldiers from your country deployed at the airport, and there will be 3,500 by the end of this day.
The Pentagon says that the advance of the Taliban was planned
The Pentagon said they did plan for "the possibility of the Taliban making significant inroads into the country," but press secretary John Kirby declined to say whether President Joe Biden was told about it.
Airlines avoid Afghan airspace: Kabul airport closes commercial flights
Major international airlines have begun diverting flights out of Afghanistan's airspace as the country falls into the hands of the Taliban movement, cutting off passenger services to India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
The UN pledged to support the people of Afghanistan
"The UN is committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan. We continue to have staff and offices in areas that have been under the control of the Taliban, and we will stay and support the Afghan people in their hour of need," said UN Secretary-General the UN, Antonio Guterres.
More statements by Joe Biden on Afghanistan
The president of the United States, in the conference he gave this afternoon, stated: "Our mission was never to create a nation, nor to create a unified and centralized democracy. Our only vital interest today remains the same as always in Afghanistan, to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States" .
The United Nations Security Council called for the creation of an inclusive and representative government
The United Nations Security Council called on Monday for an end to the violence in Afghanistan and requested the creation of a new inclusive and representative government , after the advance of the Taliban, who assured that "the war is over" and they will charge of power.
Biden on the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan: "It developed faster than we expected"
"I always promised the American people that I would be honest with you, the truth is that this developed faster than we had anticipated," said the president of the United States, adding: "It is wrong to order American troops to give a step forward when Afghanistan's own armed forces would not.
Joe Biden will speak on the conflict in Afghanistan
The president of the United States will give a press conference to talk about the conflict that the Asian country is going through with the advance of the Taliban.
Macron called for Afghanistan not to become a haven for terrorists
French President Emmanuel Macron said Afghanistan must not become a "haven for terrorists," adding: "It is a challenge to international stability and peace and we will do everything possible with Russia, the United States and Europe to cooperate." effectively, since our interests are the same".
Chile will seek to evacuate Afghan women human rights leaders
Chilean Foreign Minister Andrés Allamand reported Monday that the trans-Andean country is working to organize the evacuation of women human rights activists from Kabul after the Taliban took over the Afghan capital.
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They evaluate a meeting between the G7 countries for the conflict in Afghanistan
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his intention to host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders to discuss the situation in Afghanistan in the coming days, a Downing Street spokesman said on Monday.
The United States and Russia analyze the situation in Afghanistan after the flight of the president
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the Taliban takeover after President Ashraf Ghani fled.
The UN secretary asked the Taliban to protect life
The Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UN), António Guterres, called on Monday all the protagonists in Afghanistan, especially the Taliban Islamist movement, to exercise the utmost restraint and protect lives to ensure that humanitarian needs can be met. , and urged countries to work together to "suppress the terrorist threat." The official stated: "I call on the Taliban and all parties to respect and protect international humanitarian law and the rights and freedoms of all people."
Angela Merkel acknowledged that the situation in Afghanistan was underestimated
"All of us, and for that I also assume my responsibility, erroneously evaluated the situation. The entire international community took it for granted that we could continue with development aid," said the chancellor.
There are US troops at Kabul airport
At the moment there are approximately 2,500 US troops at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan , Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said during a press briefing on Monday. In addition, he revealed that more soldiers would arrive.
Amnesty International warns about the situation in Afghanistan
The secretary general of Amnesty International (AI), Agnes Callamard, said today that the situation in the Asian nation with the rise of the Taliban to power constitutes "a tragedy that should have been foreseen and avoided" and, if there were not "a swift and decisive action by the international community, will be further aggravated".
Death toll rises after airport incident
Despite the fact that the United States reports that its army killed two armed men at the airport, the local agency TOLO News assures that there are already at least 10 dead. People try to enter the Kabul airport by climbing the walls.
The UN intercedes for Afghan citizens and asks to receive refugees
The Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UN), António Guterres, called on the Taliban to protect lives. In addition, he demanded that the countries receive refugees. "I call on the Taliban and all parties to respect and protect international humanitarian law and the rights and freedoms of all people," he said.
There are four Argentines in Afghanistan waiting to leave the country
At least four Argentines are in the midst of the crisis in Afghanistan, but they will leave the country shortly. The four are in contact with the Argentine embassy in Pakistan (which deals with the situation in Afghanistan). Separately, they have prepared their departure to Kazakhstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
"We are permanently monitoring the Argentines, who are in Kabul, they have provisions, they are not in a vulnerable situation, although they are concerned about the social climate after the events of the weekend," said the Argentine ambassador to Pakistan, Leopoldo Sahors.
Ahmad Masud calls on the Afghan people for an armed uprising
The son of the legendary Afghan anti-Taliban fighter Ahmad Shah Masud, known as the Lion of Panshir, has announced that he is assuming the "resistance" against the Taliban who have taken power in Afghanistan and he called on citizens to support him.
They confirm that there are at least six dead after the chaos at Kabul airport
According to EFE, at least six people have died in a shootout near the airport that would have occurred between the Taliban and the US armed forces.
The message of Argentina for the conflict in Afghanistan
As a result of the situation in the Asian country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, headed by Felipe Solá, issued a statement. “The Argentine Republic follows with concern the development of events in and calls on all parties to open dialogue so that the population can return to live in peace. While transitional circumstances persist, the opening of border crossings should be promoted in order to allow those who wish to leave Afghanistan to do so and give way to the necessary humanitarian aid," they said.
The United States resumes the evacuation although there is uncertainty
The North American country redeployed the evacuation maneuvers but the situation at the Kabul airport is complex and there could be new interruptions.
US calls off evacuation after chaos in Kabul
After Afghan civilians hanged themselves from the US plane evacuating their citizens, the US decided to suspend the evacuation until more soldiers are sent and the situation is brought under control.
The Taliban, about to gain control of Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the group is close to achieving "full control" of Afghanistan's capital Kabul. He also reiterated the Taliban's promise that the group will not seek revenge or go after former government officials.
All commercial flights from Kabul airport canceled
One of the explanations for the chaos at the airport in the Afghan capital is that commercial flights have been suspended, so its citizens cannot leave by air. Por el momento solo hay vuelos de repatriación de los distintos gobiernos.
Al menos tres muertos tras el caos en el aeropuerto de Kabul
Un gran número de personas desesperadas por huir de Afganistán ante la llegada de los talibanes a la capital provocó una situación caótica en el aeropuerto de Kabul. Los civiles se agolparon intentando abordar vuelos para salir del país y los soldados estadounidenses se desplegaron para intentar recuperar el control. Varios medios informaron de disparos que habrían provocado víctimas fatales.
Soldados estadounidenses en el aeropuerto de Kabul
Así amaneció Kabul tras el ascenso al poder de los talibanes
Mientras el grupo extremista toma el control de la capital del país y algunos ciudadanos se disponen a dejar el país, el canal Tolo News difundió las primeras imágenes de este lunes.
Así amaneció Kabul el lunes tras la llegada al poder de los talibanes
Caos en el aeropuerto de Kabul
Estados Unidos envió una tropa de 5 mil soldados hacia Afganistán para garantizar la seguridad mientras continúan las maniobras para evacuar a sus ciudadanos. No obstante, en el aeropuerto de Kabul se desató el caos por los afganos que llegaron allí con la intención de dejar el país y hay videos de gente colgada del avión norteamericano.
Ciudadanos afganos no dejan despegar al avión de Estados Unidos
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Afganistán hoy: a qué se debe el nuevo conflicto
En diciembre de 2014, 13 años después de iniciada la guerra, el presidente estadounidense Barack Obama declaró el fin de las principales operaciones de combate . El mandatario apostó por centrar los esfuerzos de sus tropas en el entrenamiento y cesión de responsabilidades en seguridad a las fuerzas afganas con el objetivo de poder cerrar la misión.
Donald Trump , su sucesor, pese a defender el regreso de los soldados de las guerras más largas, aceptó finalmente mantener el contingente en Afganistán por un tiempo. Recién en febrero de 2020, en el marco de conversaciones de paz en Doha (Catar), acordó con los talibanes que sacaría a las tropas del país en 14 meses.
El actual presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden , informó en abril que retiraría sus tropas en un repliegue que se inició en mayo y que se prevé que concluya a más tardar el 11 de septiembre, fecha en la que se cumplen dos décadas desde los ataques terroristas contra las Torres Gemelas.
En mayo, los talibanes iniciaron una ofensiva para extender su área de control en el sur, norte y la franja occidental del país, con una estrategia de desgaste desde las capitales de las 34 provincias que dividen el país hacia las grandes ciudades, como Herat, Kandahar o Kunduz, para terminar en Kabul.
Qué pasa con las mujeres en Afganistán
During the period in which the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, there were multiple human rights violations. De hecho, impusieron castigos físicos, desde la pena capital en plaza pública a los latigazos o la amputación de miembros por delitos menores ; despojaron de cualquier derecho a las mujeres , a las que obligaron a cubrirse íntegramente con el burka, ya las niñas, a las que prohibieron ir al colegio a partir de los 10 años , entre otras cosas.
A su vez, en aquel entonces algunas bandas de justicieros atacaban a los hombres que enseñaban los tobillos o llevaban cualquier tipo de ropa occidental. Como si fuera poco, cuando gobernaron entre 1996 y 2001, los talibanes dieron cobijo a grupos terroristas como Al Qaeda, que lideraba Osama Bin Laden, mientras organizaban atentados en Occidente.
The 29 Taliban bans on women
1. Complete prohibition of female work outside their homes. Only a few female doctors and nurses are allowed to work in some hospitals in Kabul.
2. Complete prohibition of any type of activity of women outside the home unless they are accompanied by their mahram (close male relative such as father, brother or husband).
3. Prohibition of closing deals with male traders.
4. Prohibition of being treated by male doctors.
5. Prohibition of studying in schools, universities or any other educational institution (the Taliban have turned women's schools into religious seminaries).
6. Women must wear a burqa, which covers them from head to toe.
7. Whipping, beating and verbal abuse against women who do not dress according to the rules of the Taliban regime or against women who are not accompanied by their mahram.
8. Whipping in public against those women who show their ankles.
9. Public stoning of women accused of having sex outside of marriage.
10. Prohibition of wearing make-up.
11. Prohibition of speaking or shaking hands with men other than their mahram.
12. Prohibition of laughing out loud.
13. Prohibition of wearing heels, which can produce noise when walking (the argument is that a man cannot hear a woman's footsteps).
14. Ban on getting into a taxi without your mahram.
15. Prohibition of having a presence on radio, television or public meetings of any kind.
16. Prohibition to practice sports or enter any sports center or club.
17. Prohibition of riding a bicycle or motorcycle, even with their mahram.
18. Prohibition of wearing brightly colored clothing. For the Taliban, they are "sexually attractive colors".
19. Prohibition of gathering for holidays or recreational purposes.
20. Prohibition of washing clothes in rivers or public squares.
21. Modification of all the nomenclature of streets and squares that include the word "woman".
22. Prohibition for women to appear on the balconies of their apartments or houses.
23. Mandatory opacity of all windows, so that women cannot be seen from outside their homes.
24. Prohibition for dressmakers to measure women and sew women's clothing.
25. Prohibition of women's access to public toilets.
26. Prohibition for women and men to travel on the same bus. The buses are now divided into "men only" or "women only".
27. Ban on flared pants, even if worn under the burqa.
28. Prohibition of taking photos of women.
29. Prohibition of the existence of images of women printed in magazines and books, or hung on the walls of houses and shops.
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