Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan
Summary
The BBC reports on life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan five years after they regained power in 2021. Women face strict restrictions, such as bans on education and employment, and struggle with issues like divorce under the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic law.Key Facts
- The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 after the US-backed government fell.
- Women are banned from secondary education, most workplaces, universities, and traveling alone.
- A young woman asked a Taliban governor for a divorce due to abuse, highlighting the challenges women face.
- The Taliban’s courts make it very difficult for women to get a divorce without the husband’s consent.
- The governor once fought for the Taliban, was detained at Guantanamo Bay by the US, and now serves as a provincial governor.
- Under Taliban rule, women often have to negotiate financial settlements in divorce, sometimes returning large sums to the husband.
- The Taliban continue to enforce a hard-line version of Sharia law similar to the 1990s.
- Despite presenting themselves as more moderate, Taliban leaders rarely discuss their past or change many policies affecting women.
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