Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The portion of women in Afghanistan's workforce has fallen to just 5% since the Taliban takeover five years ago, according to the International Labour Organization, which called for measures to address their "severe exclusion". • Female labour force participation fell to less th

Censorship, threats, and tightening restrictions made it impossible for journalist Tahmina Usmani to continue working freely or safely in Afghanistan.

Formal work is thinning out, with record lawsuits and a record share of workers in the informal economy.

'Voices of Afghan Women' (1/6). Five years after the Taliban returned to power and imposed their archaic version of Sharia law, our special correspondent in Kabul spoke with these almost invisible women about their daily fears, the oppressive grip of family, forced marriages and their stolen dreams.

'Voices of Afghan Women' (1/6). Five years after the Taliban returned to power and imposed their archaic version of Sharia law, our special correspondent in Kabul spoke with these almost invisible women about their daily fears, the oppressive grip of family, forced marriages and their stolen dreams.

Twenty one million women now face the world’s most severe systemic and institutionalised denial of human rights while the world turns its back writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

Five Years Since the Taliban's Return: The Onslaught Against the Rights of Afghan Women and Girls  CNN

Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark five years since the Taliban returned to power.