What's happened
The Taliban impose strict measures on Afghan women, including barring them from work and travel without a male guardian.
Why it matters
The Taliban's imposition of harsh measures on Afghan women has significant implications for gender equality and human rights in Afghanistan.
What the papers say
AP News and The Independent provide detailed accounts of the Taliban's restrictions on Afghan women, while South China Morning Post and France 24 offer additional context and background information.
How we got here
The Taliban have imposed strict measures on Afghan women, including barring them from work and travel without a male guardian, since taking power in 2021.
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The Taliban or Taleban, who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, are a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war within that country.
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.