Do You Think the Taliban Will Kill All Non-Virgins and Girls Between the Ages of 15 and Forty-Five?
The Taliban wants a list of non-virgins and women between the ages of fifteen and forty-five and plans to punish them for adultery. Afghan women already face restrictions on their freedom of movement and inheritance rights. And now they’re asking for more: Do you think they’ll actually do it? Watch the video below to find out! But before we do that, let’s talk about what’s at stake for Afghan women and girls.
Taliban wants a list of women and girls between fifteen and forty-five years old
The Taliban have demanded a list of women and girls aged fifteen to forty-five, and many of these individuals have been killed or beaten to death. These attacks are aimed at promoting Islamic extremism and have been targeting government officials, religious scholars, and journalists. In June, a 23-year-old woman was killed in a car bomb attack, leaving her father and another daughter dead in the blast. Previously, the Taliban had beaten women who disobeyed their orders. In June, the Taliban also killed a 45-year-old woman in Faryab province who was a teacher. The Taliban denied killing her, but witnesses said she died.
In addition to enslaving women, the Taliban also prohibit girls from attending school or working outside their homes without male escort. In some areas, Taliban fighters have forbidden women to leave the house without male escort. The Taliban have also banned women from educating themselves, working outside the home, or choosing their clothes. As a result, schools and universities are closed and women have to stay at home.
A number of Afghan women have also been forced to black out window posters for the security forces. In August, women were forbidden to take part in television shows if they were traveling long distances. Moreover, taxi drivers were told not to accept women traveling alone for more than 45 miles. Many women also have trouble walking alone through the streets. However, the Taliban have not stopped the repression. The Taliban’s aim is to make life harder for Afghan women.
Afghan women have lost control of their lives since the United States invaded the country in 2001. After years of relative freedom, the Taliban have seized control of the country. Afghan women who had once been active in society have hid in hiding. The Afghan economy has collapsed and dreams of owning a business have been replaced by the daily struggle to survive. With the Taliban in control of the country, the Taliban have a list of women and girls aged fifteen to forty-five years old and widows that are willing to marry Taliban fighters.
Taliban wants to punish nonvirgins for adultery
A recent case in Afghanistan revealed how the Taliban plans to punish nonvirgins for adultery. Afghan families believe that women should bleed after their first encounter. So, in order to prove that they are virgins, they force women to go through a series of humiliating and often unreliable tests. One test involves using two fingers to check for the presence of the hymen and penile penetration.
According to the Taliban, a public spectacle of such punishment was necessary to legitimize their rule. However, these public spectacles were more about power than piety. They are tied to Taliban power by women’s rigidly defined sexual piety. This, in turn, has led to many of the Taliban’s illegitimate acts. The Taliban are essentially trying to remap Pashtun allegiances along religious and ethnic lines.
Despite a lack of evidence, the Taliban want to punish nonvirgins for adultery in the country. Several women have been killed by Taliban insurgents in the past year in Afghanistan. The Taliban have also sought to implement the law in other Islamic countries. However, the law in Afghanistan is unclear and makes it hard to understand the differences between what is forbidden and what is lawful. Despite these problems, however, it is unlikely that any Taliban-inspired law will ever be implemented in Afghanistan.
Human rights organizations have consistently denounced the horrific treatment of women in Afghanistan, but the government has not changed its policy. In the last 14 years, women human rights defenders have been fighting for the rights of Afghan women, and many have paid the price with their lives. However, the Taliban wants to punish nonvirgins for adultery in Afghanistan and has made it clear that they will not tolerate these cases. In fact, the situation is even worse now than before.
Afghan women face restrictions on their freedom of movement
In Iran, Afghans face extensive restrictions on their freedom of movement. They are subject to arbitrary restrictions on access to education, employment, marriage rights, and Iranian citizenship. In addition, all foreign nationals are subject to travel restrictions in some provinces, and Human Rights Watch has documented the refoulement of refugees for violating these restrictions. Even Afghans who have legal immigration status are restricted to menial and dangerous work.
The restrictions place many Afghan children at risk of exploitation and education. Human Rights Watch interviewed unaccompanied children as young as nine years old who were subject to arbitrary arrest. Similarly, Afghan women who attend university face heavy restrictions on their freedom of movement. Their refugee status is effectively revoked, and they are not even allowed to study in their original province. It’s easy to see how this situation can have negative consequences for girls in Afghanistan.
The deportation of Afghan naughty girls in Iran is a shocking and inhumane treatment. Human Rights Watch has criticized Iranian authorities for failing to meet international standards for children’s rights. Iranian authorities arrest Afghan migrant children without due process and lack access to international child protections. Iranian authorities hold Afghan children and adults in transit detention facilities for long periods without proper legal representation. Afghan boys are often held in cages with adult males who have no connection to them. Many children are even beaten by guards, and they are not allowed to attend private Afghan schools.
In addition to the deportation of Afghan naughty girls, Iranian authorities also place restrictions on the freedom of Afghan women. Most Afghans living in Iran obtained permission to work and live in the country in the 1980s. Since then, however, the Iranian government has steadily introduced new restrictions on Afghan women’s rights to freedom of movement. These restrictions are frustrating many Afghans. They are forced to leave behind their savings and uncollected wages, and are unable to communicate with their families.
Afghan women’s inheritance rights
Restrictions on Afghan women’s education are hurting the country’s development. In addition to lower infant and maternal mortality, female literacy is associated with better education for future generations. Without female literacy, Afghanistan will be missing the teachers, administrators, and policymakers of tomorrow. It cannot afford to lose another generation. Afghan women’s rights to education must be respected, and the restrictions placed on girls’ education must end.
In Afghanistan, many women are denied inheritance rights because of bad behavior. Afghan women demand separation from boys in schools and classes. Some communities have no school for girls. Despite these restrictions, Afghanistan’s Constitution provides free education from grades one to nine, up to the university level. Children enter grade one at six or seven years of age. The next step in formal education is upper secondary education, which includes grades 10 to 12 and vocational, teacher, and Islamic education.
Taliban’s repression of women’s rights
During the years of repression by the Taliban, women and girls were forbidden from studying and working, but the rules were changed after the government improved security. But the Taliban haven’t stopped repressing women’s rights in Afghanistan. Female journalists have been fired and most work only at home. Women providing humanitarian aid face severe restrictions. Only a handful of women continue to work in the education and healthcare sectors. Many women with high educational levels have left the country.
In Afghanistan, women wearing Islamic headscarves gathered in Kabul, holding signs demanding that the Taliban not “eliminate women from public life”. The Taliban also have an interest in projecting a veneer of moderation to prevent isolation from the international community. The European Union suspended development assistance to the country until the political situation improves. It has said that it is considering boosting humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in the meantime.
In addition to dismantling women’s rights, the Taliban also banned girls from secondary education and changed curricula to focus more on religious studies. Afghan women are not permitted to leave the home without a male relative. They are also forced to wear full veils to attend school. Despite Taliban figures claiming to support women and seek international recognition, they actively suppress their rights.
Women in Afghanistan were severely restricted from moving freely. In the cities, women were only allowed to go outside with male relatives, or risk Taliban beatings. Public taxis were not allowed for women without a male relative. Taxi drivers could lose their licenses if they carried unescorted women. The only way to get around was to travel in special buses, which had thick curtains. Despite these restrictions, women still managed to get around and study in public.