Five years don pass since Taliban take over Afghanistan, but world powers dey begin to warm up to di hardline regime, even as women and minorities dey suffer serious oppression. Campaigners dey fear say di new diplomatic contacts dey undermine demands for better human rights.
Di United Nations don describe Afghanistan as ‘graveyard for human rights’. Since dem take power, Taliban don issue more than 100 decrees wey strip women of dia rights. Dem ban women from universities and most jobs, deny teenage girls education, and impose strict dress codes.
Many countries don begin to renew ties. India, Qatar, China, Iran, and central Asian states don welcome Taliban officials. Russia even sign military cooperation agreement, and European Union don hold talks with Taliban for Brussels about returning asylum-seekers.
One analyst from Observer Research Foundation for Delhi, Shivam Shekhawat, say Taliban don become confident and see any contact as diplomatic win wey dey give dem legitimacy.
Human Rights Watch researcher Fereshta Abbasi say di world no dey give consistent message. She say international community suppose tell Taliban say dem no go get friends if dem no improve women rights.
UN Women data show say women dey worse. Seven in ten women describe dia mental health as bad. More than half of women say dem no dey feel safe to leave house without male guardian. Di regime don pass new decrees wey abolish legal equality between men and women.
Decree no. 12 put husbands for authority over wives and only criminalize violence wey produce severe visible injuries. Decree no. 18 make am hard for woman to divorce, while man fit divorce anytime, and e also permit child marriage.
Di ban on girls education dey continue. Afghanistan remain only country wey ban girls from high school and women from university. E go cause loss of more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030.
Economically, women participation for labour force na only 7 percent, compared to 84 percent for men. Di exclusion of women go cost Afghanistan $920 million between 2024 and 2026.
Women-led organizations dey suffer funding cuts, and many dey expect to close. Yet dem remain last lifeline for Afghan women, providing services for protection, health, and support.
