{"id":2341481,"date":"2024-09-15T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T21:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-cracking-down-on-stricter-laws-for-afghan-women-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-15T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T21:16:46","slug":"taliban-cracking-down-on-stricter-laws-for-afghan-women-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-cracking-down-on-stricter-laws-for-afghan-women-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban cracking down on stricter laws for Afghan women &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaliban-cracking-down-on-stricter-laws-for-afghan-women-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The situation for women&#8217;s rights in\u2062 Afghanistan has significantly deteriorated since the Taliban regained power three years ago. Initially, there were \u200bhopes that their \u2063governance would be less extreme compared to their previous rule, \u200cbut those expectations have largely faded. \u200cReports\u200b indicate that the Taliban is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-sheriff-mark-lamb-files-paperwork-to-run-for-us-senate\/\" title=\"Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb Files Paperwork to Run for US Senate\">enforcing stricter laws<\/a> that restrict women&#8217;s freedoms, including education and public expression. Women can no longer laugh openly or \u2064speak loudly in public, and the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-60-minutes-could-learn-from-oriana-fallaci\/\" title=\"What \u201960 Minutes\u2019 Could Learn From Oriana Fallaci\">morality police<\/a> are actively policing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-says-suspending-minority-students-for-skipping-school-is-racist\/\" title=\"Biden: Suspending Minority Students for Skipping School is Racist.\">dress code violations<\/a>, with female \u200cofficers reportedly being more aggressive than their male counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban has been divided internally into factions of moderates and\u200c conservatives, with the latter \u2064gaining influence and pushing \u2064for stricter regulations.\u200b Some \u2063women, like a 24-year-old former student, express feelings of despair and a sense that the possibility of reform has vanished. Despite claims from Taliban\u200c officials that women&#8217;s lives have improved, \u200cmany women believe the tightening \u200cof \u2062restrictions may be used as leverage in international negotiations, especially as Afghanistan faces economic hardships and humanitarian crises due\u2062 to lack\u2062 of \u2062international recognition and aid.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts had initially predicted that the\u200b urban culture and governing necessities could lead \u200dto a moderation of Taliban policies. However, \u200dthe hardening stance on women&#8217;s rights suggests that the conservative elements within \u2062the group have taken control, leaving many Afghans\u2062 feeling hopeless about the future of women&#8217;s liberties in the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Taliban cracking down on stricter laws for Afghan women<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1385391\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Three years after seizing power, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taliban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Taliban\">Taliban<\/a> is cracking down on women&rsquo;s rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After the Taliban took control of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Afghanistan\">Afghanistan<\/a> in August 2021, some hoped that its new rule would be much less extreme than the first time around, especially in regard to women&rsquo;s rights. Those hopes are receding, however, as the group has begun to further backtrack rights for women.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly during a military parade to mark the third anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Bagram Air Base in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo\/Siddiqullah Alizai)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The entire country has turned into a graveyard for women&rsquo;s dreams,&rdquo; a 48-year-old woman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/09\/15\/taliban-afghanistan-laws-women-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, adding that signs of moderation have vanished. <\/p>\n<p>The Taliban promised moderation after retaking Kabul three years ago, and restrictions were noticeably lax in the capital. This has begun to change in recent months, however, as the white-robed morality police have been given increasing leeway. According to some, the female morality police are more aggressive than the men.<\/p>\n<p>Laws banning women from being educated are increasingly enforced. Women aren&rsquo;t allowed to publicly laugh or raise their voices, and the morality police seek out dress code violations. <\/p>\n<p>Some Afghans identified two different cliques within the Taliban government: moderates and conservatives. The latter appears to have won out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are two groups within the Taliban,&rdquo; said Sajia, a 24-year-old female and former university student. &ldquo;One group seemed to be moderate and eager to bend the rules. But now, with the restrictions approved as law, it seems that they have failed and there is no hope left.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a video statement to the Taliban-run broadcaster RTA, Justice Ministry spokesman Barakatullah Rasouli claimed that women&rsquo;s lives had improved under the new government, and the new regulations emphasized &ldquo;respect for human dignity of individuals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some women speculate that the backtrack in women&rsquo;s rights is intended as a bargaining chip for international negotiations. The Taliban&rsquo;s lack of international recognition and frozen aid has impoverished the country and led to a risk of famine.<\/p>\n<p>Many analysts hoped that the cosmopolitanism of Kabul and the need to govern would moderate the Taliban, which hadn&rsquo;t seen peace since the Soviet invasion in 1979. Indeed, the onset of peace drastically changed the lifestyles of Taliban fighters.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2023, Taliban&nbsp;bureaucrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2410658\/jihadi-blues-taliban-bureaucrats-lament-office-life-miss-the-old-days-of-waging-jihad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lamented\">lamented<\/a> their new positions in the government in a series of exclusive interviews with the&nbsp;<em>Afghanistan Analysts Network<\/em>.&nbsp;They complained about the switch to an 8-hour work day, traffic, and internet addiction. Their confusing new lives after the war led all of the interviewees to lament how much they missed the &ldquo;days of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jihad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jihad<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Another thing I don&rsquo;t like, not only about Kabul but broadly about life after the [war], are the new restrictions. In the group, we had a great degree of freedom about where to go, where to stay, and whether to participate in the war,&rdquo; a former Taliban commander said. &ldquo;However, these days, you have to go to the office before 8 AM and stay there till 4 PM. If you don&rsquo;t go, you&rsquo;re considered absent, and [the wage for] that day is cut from your salary. We&rsquo;re now used to that, but it was especially difficult in the first two or three months.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The commander went so far as to claim that the new struggles in peacetime were more grave to the Taliban than those they encountered during the war, with the &ldquo;real test&rdquo; only beginning following their conquest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very concerned about our mujaheddin. The real test and challenge was not during the jihad. Rather, it&rsquo;s now. At that time, it was simple, but now things are much more complicated. We are tested by cars, positions, wealth, and women. Many of our mujaheddin, God forbid, have fallen into these seemingly sweet, but actually bitter traps,&rdquo; Kamran, another Taliban commander, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1385391\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1385391\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taliban Intensifies Restrictions on Afghan Women<\/p>\n<p>Three years after taking control, the Taliban is tightening its grip on women&#8217;s rights in Afghanistan. Following their takeover in August 2021, there were hopes that their governance would be less severe compared to their previous rule, particularly concerning women&#8217;s freedoms. However, those expectations are fading as the group increasingly rolls back rights for women. A 48-year-old woman expressed to the Washington Post that &#8220;the entire country has turned into a graveyard for women\u2019s dreams,&#8221; noting a complete absence of signs of moderation.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, after retaking Kabul three years ago, the Taliban had promised a more moderate approach and restrictions appeared to be relaxed in the capital. Recently, however, this trend has reversed as the morality police have been granted more authority. Reports suggest that female morality officers are even more stringent than their male counterparts. Laws prohibiting women&#8217;s education are being enforced with greater rigor; women are not allowed to laugh or speak loudly in public and face scrutiny over dress code violations.<\/p>\n<p>Some Afghans have identified two factions within the Taliban: moderates and conservatives, with conservatives seemingly gaining dominance. Sajia, a 24-year-old former university student stated that while one faction appeared willing to relax rules initially, recent legal restrictions indicate they have failed and hope is dwindling.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Justice Ministry spokesman Barakatullah Rasouli claimed in a video statement broadcasted by RTA that women&#8217;s lives had improved under Taliban rule and emphasized new regulations aimed at &#8220;respecting human dignity.&#8221; Some speculate that these regressions in women&#8217;s rights may serve as leverage during international negotiations amid Afghanistan&#8217;s lack of global recognition and frozen aid contributing to widespread poverty and famine risks.<\/p>\n<p>Many analysts believed Kabul&#8217;s cosmopolitan nature would temper the Taliban&#8217;s hardline stance given its long history of conflict since the Soviet invasion in 1979. The transition to peace significantly altered life for former fighters; some expressed nostalgia for wartime freedom during interviews with Afghanistan Analysts Network about adjusting to bureaucratic roles like an eight-hour workday amidst traffic congestion and internet distractions.<\/p>\n<p>A former commander lamented how peacetime challenges now seem greater than those faced during war: \u201cThe real test&#8230;is now,\u201d he said regarding issues related to wealth and relationships post-conflict. Another commander echoed concerns about his fellow fighters falling into traps disguised as opportunities amidst newfound complexities of civilian life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2341482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Taliban.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[40946,40947,3764,32276],"class_list":["post-2341481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-afghan-women","tag-strict-laws","tag-taliban","tag-womens-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Taliban.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}