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The Taliban are celebrating the third anniversary of their rule of Afghanistan. From 2021, human rights in this country are continuously collapsing. Women are barred from many public places and colleges, and most girls' high schools are closed
Taliban authorities began celebrating the third anniversary of their rule over Afghanistan on Wednesday at the former US Bagram Air Base.
Hundreds of people, including Chinese and Iranian diplomats, gathered at the base, about 40 kilometers from Kabul, for speeches and a military parade.
The Taliban government has a "responsibility to maintain Islamic rule, protect property, people's lives and the respect of our nation," Taliban government chief Muhammad Hassan Akhund, who was not present, said in a statement read by his chief of staff. CSR.
Helicopters were bringing senior Taliban officials to the event at Afghanistan's largest air base, which has been the base of US-led operations in the country for two decades.
Taliban forces captured the capital Kabul on August 15, 2021, after the US-backed government fell and its leaders fled into exile. The anniversary is marked a day earlier according to the Afghan calendar.
"On this date, Allah has given the mujahideen nation of Afghanistan a decisive victory over the international arrogant and occupying power," Akhund said in a statement on Tuesday.
Extra security has been deployed in the Taliban's capital and spiritual home of Kandahar ahead of "Victory Day", although attacks by the so-called Islamic State pose a constant threat in the country.
Limited human rights
In the three years since they ended their 20-year insurgency, the Taliban government has consolidated control over the country, enforcing laws based on its strict interpretation of Islam.
The Taliban government has not been officially recognized by any country, and restrictions on women, who bear the brunt of what the United Nations has called "gender apartheid," are the biggest obstacle.
While safety was a key priority for Taliban authorities, the economy is in crisis, and the population lives in conditions of an ever-increasing humanitarian crisis.
In a joint statement of international non-governmental groups, it is warned that the lack of financial aid is increasing, as 23,7 million people in need of humanitarian aid live in Afghanistan.
The plight of women
After taking power in 2021, the Taliban announced at a press conference that they would pursue moderate politics. However, none of those promises were fulfilled.
The Taliban have imposed many restrictions on women. They were ordered to leave the house only when necessary, and when they did go out they had to be covered from head to toe.
If a woman does not cover her face and body in public, her father or the closest male relative could end up in prison. When traveling by plane, women must be accompanied by a husband or an adult relative. In 2022, the authorities banned women from entering universities and closed most high schools for girls.
The Taliban are last year also banned beauty and hair salons, which were among the few places in Kabul where women can remove their hijab. In addition to hair and beauty salons, women are banned from other public places including bathrooms, gyms and parks.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reiterated calls to pressure the Taliban government to lift restrictions on women, who are pushed out of public life and denied secondary and higher education.
"The third anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of Afghanistan's human rights crisis, but it should also be a call to action," said Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan researcher at HRW.
Source: RSE
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