Afghanistan: Taliban opens fire on women activists protesting in Kabul

In Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, on Tuesday, Taliban opened fire on women protestors near a building that housed ministry of women's affairs, as per reports of Gandhara News. One of protestors stated women took to streets on Tuesday to demand work, food, and freedom. protestors furr stated that Taliban opened fire on protestors in order to stop and repress protest.  information about casualties has been reported as of yet.

Taliban dismantled Ministry of Women Affairs and replaced it with Ministry of Virtue Promotion and Vice Prevention, according to Khaama Press. Last Thursday, Taliban anunced dissolution of various ministries and electoral ncies, including ministries of peace and parliament, independent election commission, and independent electoral complaints commission.

Taliban's efforts to limit women's rights

demonstrations came amid outr over Taliban's efforts to limit women's rights. Officials stated on December 26 that women who wish to go more than 72 kilometres should t be granted transportation unless accompanied by a close male relative. According to Gandhara News, Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice also vised all vehicle drivers t to play music in ir vehicles and t to pick up female passengers who are t wearing an Islamic hescarf. Since seizing control in Afghanistan in mid-August, Taliban has named an all-male ministration led by militants vowing a return to harsh Shari'a law.

vast majority of women are prohibited from working, and many girls and women are also denied right to an education. Pakistani Information Minister Faw Chaudhry deunced Taliban on ir stance on women on December 27, stating that women cant travel alone or attend schools and colleges, this of retrogressive mindset is hazardous, according to Gandhara News.

Taliban ordered stop airing plays starring female performers

Last month, Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice ordered Afghanistan's television stations to stop airing plays starring female performers and female television journalists were required to wear a hescarf. During Taliban's prior leership in 1990s, women were required to wear  burqa, were only allowed to leave house without a male escort, and were completely barred from work, education, and sports.

(Inputs from ANI)

(Im: AP)