At grave risks to their lives, Afghan women have held protests for days to stand against the new all-male Taliban government. The Taliban are responding violently.
. … They might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this.”
Similarly in Kabul, as women marched towards the presidential palace and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 4, the Taliban fired their guns into the air, used tear gas and beat up the protesters, injuring one on her forehead.: “We have gathered here to protest the recent announcement of the government where there are no women representation within this government.
Unlike the 1990s, the Taliban faces a resolute, better connected and more informed public—especially the women, many of whom are determined to continue to fight for their rights. On September 4, in one of the first protests, Taliban whipped and lashed women with an electric cord as they were marching on the streets of Kabul, demanding representation and equal rights. The next day the women were out marching again.
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