Half of Afghan women rarely leave home, says UN agency

Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions curtail their freedom of movement, according to data released by UN Women.

Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions curtail their freedom of movement and participation in public life, according to data released by U.N. Women on Wednesday.

Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions curtail their freedom of movement and participation in public life, according to data released by U.N. Women on Wednesday. As the Taliban prepare to mark the fifth anniv

Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says  Reuters

Five years after the Taliban seized power, women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights, UN agencies said on Wednesday. De facto authorities have issued more than 100 decrees curbing education, work and freedom of movement – restrictions now compounded by deep cuts to aid on the grou

UNESCO calls for 'immediate and unconditional' restoration of women's right to secondary and higher education

UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls are locked out of secondary school five years after the Taliban banned female education beyond the primary level.