Dozens of women took to the streets of Kabul Tuesday condemning the Taliban’s recent attacks on women’s rights in Afghanistan. The new one is saying a ban on long-distance travel for Afghan women unless they have a male escort.
Women Protest in Kabul
About 30 women gathered near a mosque in the center of Kabul. They are marched a few hundred meters chanting “justice, justice” before they were stopped by Taliban forces. The protester said,
“The Taliban say, ‘Do not enter any car without a man.’ Where can we get a man? What about widows who don’t have a man? Where can they find a man? This is not the proper way. We are not women of 20 years ago. We are educated women, and we will not keep silent under the Islamic Emirate.”
Taliban Fire Warning Shots at Dozens
The peaceful action was violently repressed by Taliban soldiers, who fired their rifles into the air to break up the protest. The fighters fired into the air bringing an abrupt end to the protest demanding improved food supplies and work opportunities as well. A number of Afghan women were reportedly injured after the Taliban gunfire set off a stampede.