How has life changed for Afghan women since the Taliban took power? | DW News

As US and NATO forces withdrew from conflict-ravaged Afghanistan following two decades of war, fighters from the Islamic fundamentalist group made lightning advances, conquering the entire nation in a matter of weeks. The Taliban has now been in power there for two years.
As global interest in the war-torn country diminishes, many Afghans feel abandoned. Since the Taliban retook control they have imposed draconian restrictions on society, especially women and girls.
Despite initial promises to respect women's rights under Sharia, or Islamic law, the Taliban have since imposed draconian restrictions on women and girls. Most of them are barred from participating in public life, educational institutions and the labor market. Women's freedom of movement has also been severely restricted.
Yet, in an interview with DW's Biresh Banerjee, Taliban spokesperson Suhai Shaheen claimed women had made progress in the country.
Shaheen insisted, incorrectly, that the Taliban have not denied education rights to women. He also said that the Taliban are supporting women's progress by allowing them to study nursing and to specialize as doctors. His argument ignores the fact that such diktats take away women's autonomy. Women are also only allowed to be in medical fields so that they do not have to be treated by male medical staff.
Shaheen restated the Taliban's promise that schools and universities will be reopened to girls and women. He could not specify when this would happen. But, he said, "there is a committee set up to create an Islamic environment for that."
Women in Afghanistan, human rights activists as well as the United Nations vehemently disagree with these claims, and have found chronic discrimination against women in the country.
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#Afghanistan #taliban #womensrights

[@sandrasagaranvs7297]

This is what happens,when religion meets politics,life goes back to stoneage

[@patrickmunneke8348]

Dumbest thing I've heard in my life

[@angkhoa1216]

@@patrickmunneke8348seperate state from church seem to work fine for majority of europe and the west Sharia law give you this.

[@patrickmunneke8348]

@angkhoa1216 It hasn't worked fine. The state of the West is proof of this.

[@pimpinace_175]

The stone age soldiers beat your soldiers

[@MarshalHemram-hy3rz]

​@@pimpinace_175 by terrorizing

[@tatertott2390]

A bird born and raised in a cage doesnt know how nice it is to fly.

[@ariamason9324]

Exactly. Anyone born into Islam are unfortunate. Indoctrinated at birth forbidden to question their leaders.

[@lymarie1974]

Beautifully said

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

"suicide attacks have decreased" - yeah, because many of those were done by the taliban.

[@sartajparveen2001]

Also done by ISIS but Taliban pretty much eliminated ISIS from Afghanistan

[@E_X_H_U_M_E_D_06]

🎯💯

[@subutai6726]

those bombing were against Americans which is a good thing now cry

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

Based.

[@Myndir]

Islam means peace.

[@ShimaSedaghatkerdar]

I have spoken with couple of Afghan women in person after the Taliban took over, they have immigrated to Iran, so I mean it is really true, the discrimination against women is real. And unlike what the Taliban guy said, this is not what most Afghan people wanted.

[@bensinneruggamer]

But Iran is going through the same thing

[@colin8696908]

​@@bensinneruggameryes but it's still better because you can work and leave the house + people aren't starving to death.

[@bensinneruggamer]

@@colin8696908 Iran women will disagree with you

[@fatimaachouri3433]

​@@bensinneruggamer Believe me, Iran is 100 times better. The only requirement is to use a veil, it doesn't even have to cover the hair. I've been there for some months alone.

[@extremeresponsibility4325]

Women in Afghanistan 100% want the Taliban life. Otherwise, they would have raised men and women to protect democracy. Taliban is right for them.

[@gizelop8481]

The Taliban dilemma, the are afraid if their women get educated they won’t be able to control them because the woman are educated and they are uneducated so she would outrank him in intelligence and his ego would be crushed, the men would fell inferior

[@swiitdoll]

BINGO

[@Myndir]

They're trying to protect women from harassment, exploitation, and immorality. Islam is the most feminist religion.

[@orionmobile6545]

Like western men ade bimbo most days Listening to government 😂

[@firstchoice4527]

That's simple to rectify. Educate everyone!

[@radioactivebeverage]

Trying to feel superior so much, only to prove their inborn inferiority complex.

[@ANIMALS_AND_MORE_moments]

Shame on the fathers, brothers, cousins and uncles etc. for not standing up for their daughters, sisters, nieces and mothers but kneeling to a system which sets power over right. Well, let's hope these guys stay within their boarder and don't bother our freedom.

[@larschat]

Shame on the women for not standing up themselves.

[@Worldaffairslover]

Bro that’s their way of life ☠️

[@marshmallowcello7528]

​@@Worldaffairslovertheir way of life is wrong.

[@spellcheck5393]

​@@Worldaffairsloverthat's way of life forced by men on women. Give women equal rights and then if still women wear burka it's way of life. This is just attack and murder of women's existence

[@Worldaffairslover]

@@marshmallowcello7528 I know

[@Thisisbrobe]

How does this work economically? If half the population is not allowed to work or be educated, will that not create poverty?

[@LegalAlien100]

It doesn’t. They are already beginning to starve in many parts.

[@syedtariq5003]

The country doesn’t work, to improve their image, the Taliban blatantly lie.

[@-rcrc-r7624]

you see why so many family couldn't even effort to raise a kid, but most of it still has more than 6 kids?

[@criticality2056]

Nope, not the cause. Probably being an international pariah which no one will invest is why.

[@fghan786]

Afghanistan is an agricultural country we have only 15% economic problems who live in our country capital, so when United nations says something like this it's for thier own benefits to find fund from around the world, also we have border with 6 countries that we find each day more than 8 million dollars also we deal with China on our resources,

[@thesaurusrex7919]

Blink twice if you’re being held hostage, blink 3 times if you were forced to say those words

[@allisonfaxx4636]

*Some european countries like Hungary, Roamania, Czech, etc - where WOMAN are SOLD as commodities for DRUGS, and the POLICE is well aware of the scale of the problem! - compare with that !*

[@fadhelbenromdhane9934]

Blink 4 times if you have been victim of LGTQ Agenda. Blink multiple times if you have been victim of child transition.

[@beautifulmind2797]

Without lies islam totally dies

[@fadhelbenromdhane9934]

hahahahahahah beautiful Lie @@beautifulmind2797

[@dss7507]

Yeah that was a good one

[@yilz123]

Breaks my heart every single time

[@cashewnuttel9054]

Why? They brought this upon themselves.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

They wanted this. It's none of western business to meddle in other people's culture.

[@francescopolverino2901]

​@@ReasonAboveEverythingè vero l'importante è che si tengano là loro Barbara cultura nel loro paese e non espatriano

[@Dionysos_____Alters]

Where are the feminists now?

[@Londonistan_Calling]

@@Dionysos_____Alters in american college campuses instead, complaining about oppression in america and the allowance of free speech when they are there excersicing it themselves on the very land that they're the most granted of it.

[@BlackGold_ZAR]

To be alive but only by the 'grace' of men. 💔

[@inthebag8685]

That’s literally the same everywhere in the world. Men decide if you have rights or not. Men decided if you live or die that’s reality. If enough men want something they get it. If enough women want something they beg men for it. Such as voting rights

[@someone2021]

The taliban guy sounded like an insane person trying to justify his own insanity.

[@gireetharan4459]

When he is questioned about women equality, replies are “ don’t interrupt me, have you been to Afghanistan? “ The usual deflection strategy of politicians when they don’t have an answer.

[@tamaramorton8812]

I’m so fortunate to not have been born in Afghanistan. Who would choose to live in that repressive country? It’s really tragic for the women, of course, but also for the men. These men are related to, and love the women in their lives, and it hurts them too. But in that type of society brainwashing takes over. It does. There’s no other explanation.

[@angelelelelalalalalelae]

huh. most people in afghanistan didnt choose to live there .. and also yes the situation there is inhumane but to say wow theyre all brainwashed is just ignorant.

[@parkcrashers5922]

​@@angelelelelalalalalelaeso after 20 years of U.S. and NATO stepping in to create a new democracy failing after 20 YEARS! is not brain washed ?

[@Pixel3]

Nice we don't want your style of women in our holy land. Please don't come here giving birth stay we you are Afghanistan is happy without you.

[@flickrebeat8936]

@@angelelelelalalalalelae but they are

[@deniseg-hill1730]

It didn't used to be like this. There was a modernising government in the 70s who would have done well if they had been able to stay in power

[@er.aditya3935]

Not only Taliban.... Main problem is Islam ...which is the base of Talibaniyan mindset

[@umairsqu]

Indians love to bash islam because they are becoming as extremists as talibanis. its not islam, it is the school of thought prevalent in afghanistan and pakistan that is the problem, which was funded by the west to fight the communists.

[@raphzrapheal5381]

fact

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

The problem is MEN.

[@kosherjew4223]

EXACTLY!

[@taiemgamerxrbg2080]

​@@kosherjew4223most of the problems there like actually things like women working,education,economy,and well being can be fixed with improvements and infrastructure not by removing islam

[@carlduplessis31]

Quite frightening that people like the Taliban can decide the future of a country and it’s people .

[@cooldoctor174]

I wonder why the afghan people did not fight against the taliban when they were invading their country ??

[@joeway8665]

@@cooldoctor174 They, as a whole, are not in much different straits no matter who is ruling. Taliban is better than Isis too.

[@sliipknoot]

@@joeway8665 I agree with this. The Taliban seem like the lesser of all evils tbh.. They have some kind of long-term vision for Afghanistan and are actively building infrastructure to support agriculture etc. Would ISIS or Al-Qaeda have this ambition? - they are pure destroyers.

[@zackiet8989]

@@cooldoctor174the taliban are afghans. They didn’t invade Afghanistan. They already lived there

[@Roanoa112]

People are very submissive when it comes to Islam so I think that is why. You could say its one of the downsides

[@only_treats_no_tricks]

Also to all the Afgan ladies. I hope you know you and your rights are not forgotten by us. You guys are truely inspirations to us to remain strong even in a situation like this. 💪 Edit: didn't know my comment would offend so many people. 💀

[@darkcloud9053]

Well they can stand up for themselves can't they ?

[@parkcrashers5922]

​@darkcloud9053 no actually they can't because for almost 200 years armies have invaded and evacuated Afghanistan and afghan men believe one of the main weapons used against Afghan men was the corruption of women. That is why they treat women the way they do because ever since the 1830s afghan men have been thought this way

[@darkcloud9053]

@@parkcrashers5922 sounds amazing. At least they don't have to worry about onlyfans.

[@nikhilraosrk3369]

Go to Afghanistan baby they will love if you are feminist there

[@criticality2056]

Not forgotten? Forgotten by the news, politicians, and usefully politically slanted, but other than that.

[@TheDestillers]

Can't force democracy on someone that don't want it. Afghanistan will go through their own societal reforms in their own time.

[@axanarconfidential]

Social reform in the form of social and economical collapse followed by population collapse. The Taliban is running the country into the ground.

[@zvonkobogdan9634]

They need democracy. U S shouId interfere and make it democratic society. U S aIready heIped so many countries become democracy. For reaI.

[@induchopra3014]

Democracy dies,infront of guns

[@tbex613]

Exactly! They never advanced from the age of the Sumerians, 6000 years ago.

[@TheDestillers]

@@tbex613 Sumerians is probably a few thousands years off, but the direction of their society should come from within. Through civil war or civil discourse. What great nation is not proud of their founding? Can't be proud of something that was given to you.

[@ANGEN2050]

It is clear that the interviewees were selected among the women in order to reduce the crimes of the Taliban. For example, the first interviewee says that suicide attacks have decreased. When the terrorists were in power, did you expect them to commit suicide? Can a woman in Kandahar, Helmand, Herat, Badakhshan, Takhar, etc. leave the house with the clothes that these women are wearing in front of the camera? While women in Afghanistan cannot leave the house without being accompanied by a man, this report is an attempt to purge the Taliban.

[@38MQ]

According to my knowledge, the Taliban are not recognized as a terrorist group. Do you have any documentation for calling them terrorists? Could a woman in Kandahar, Helmand, Herat, Badakhshan, Takhar, etc. leave the house with the clothes that these women are wearing in front of the camera under previous governement? At least under Taliban no woman is raped as it did under Kolabi rule.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

@@38MQ 🤡pbuh

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

that suicide attacks decrease thing is quite funny, but as far as I remember from the news, in the last couple of years of the occupation (after I think IS shifted to afghanistan somewhat when they were defeated in iraq and syria around 2017-2018) the taliban committed well under half of the suicide attacks. but much more than none, and of course you also get fewer IS bombings of girls' schools when you implement the IS policy demand to stop girls' education, which they so eloquently expressed with their bombings.

[@allisonfaxx4636]

*I also feel the DW and other western media is trying to promote a narrative that women are not safe in Taliban - the REALITY is women who wish to wear a head-scarf are BANNED in western countries - Hypocrites? YES + Islam spread faster in USA after 911*

[@ZackTheGreat]

​​@@Ass_of_Amalekyes it is true that the Taliban committed suicide bombing during the American occupancy. If you're in their position, fighting with the so call super power, who had everything from stealth bomber to nuclear bomb and you only had a rifle to fight back, you will surely resorted to suicide bombing. And look what happen when the super power ran like someone who is being chase by a lion, leaving everything behind but in reality they are only being chase by a farmer and goat herder. Of course there are no more suicide bombing from the Taliban because they already won the war.

[@bettyfuller6940]

How terrifying that the government Can strip away basic human rights.

[@dha2464]

Afghanistan ladies you and your rights are not forgotten by female people around the world 🌎

[@adomalas4285]

It’s funny because there are females out alone without burkas right now Infront of me and my cousin is still in medical school. Go figure

[@parkcrashers5922]

Maybe feminists should start sending them guns and freedom fighters?

[@parkcrashers5922]

​@@adomalas4285in Afghanistan? No way bro you must be in Iran lol😂

[@criticality2056]

Females around the world, unless in the news, u.s. democratic party and their compatriots. Other than that, not forgotten.

[@adomalas4285]

@@parkcrashers5922 no i promise you there are females alone and in some cities without a burka and all stylish walking around. I could even send you links of actual realistic raw videos on the ground here people have been vlogging this. Also for the record, unlike Iran, we have full access to google and youtube here .. but you probably thought the taliban have been taking phones and tvs again like the first time huh. I can’t blame you because that’s what the media has made it sound like.

[@bluebell1753]

Many Afghan women , engaging in civil disobedience , due to the unfortunate rules being applied by the Taliban , is to feel the abundance of courage to stand up for their rights and freedom , the gratitude for a democracy that still invites them to speak from their hearts , to act from their conscience and have faith in the consequences of moral actions . How far should one accept the bitter rules of the society , ruled by uncertainties , one lives in ? Or rather , at what point does conformity becomes unacceptable in this situation ? Only by answering such question does the conscience truly define itself ... "AFGHANISTAN IS IN PAIN , AND I FEEL SO SAD FOR ALL THE AFGHAN WOMEN WHO HAS TO SUFFER DUE TO SELFISHNESS OF UNCARING TYRANTS ..."

[@whateverman2674]

what rights? what freedom? do you have any clue why women are here? well i'll tell you. women are here for men. they are men helpers. they depend on men. that's their role in life. they don't raise kids they HELP raise kids. they are not teachers they are teachers assistants (HELPERS). they are helpers of men. to tell women they can be like men or equal to men is like someone telling you can be G-d or equal to G-d.

[@beautifulmind2797]

Without lies islam totally dies

[@beautifulmind2797]

Without lies islam totally dies

[@joycebaron672]

The men need to visually show support for the women.

[@amandasmith3716]

The Afghan men who ran away to Europe need to return and fight for their Country.

[@danimears5398]

Lol 😂 “a taliban spokesperson” speaking on behalf of their female hostages. He couldn’t even come up with anything asexual about women. “ they are part of our society [because] they are our wives [🤢] they are out mothers..” not once did I hear him say they are also business women, politicians, supreme judges. Poor Afghan women 🥺🚮

[@Flower273_afjf]

Oh my God, those people are going backwards, that’s terrifying 😨

[@pinkfreud62]

Men are always power hungry azzholes. They love to control.

[@verynice5574]

Your bigotry towards other cultures is disturbing.

[@lorriewhalen2430]

My son is a combat engineer in the United States Army. He said we gave them billions of dollars of equipment and ammunition. We gave them billions of dollars in training for 20 years. If they wanted to, they could have fought well against the Taliban. Instead they welcomed them in. They want them there. So now the Taliban have US equipment and loyal people because Afghanistan let the Taliban back in. My son had issues when he got back because of what he went through over there. I don’t feel sorry for them at all. They could have had a lot more freedoms if they wanted it and had fought for it. It was there stupidity.

[@clovenshield3067]

Your son went through issues because he built bridges 😂😂😂

[@dinasun3]

There were many contractors and sub contractors ( foreigners) who were pocketing the funds. The training was a joke and this comes from an American claiming it.

[@skylar_kada]

I feel like if they trained the women instead of the men, the taliban wouldn’t have come back into power. The women would have held the country’s defences well, because the women were always the ones who had the most to lose if the taliban regime took over.

[@skylar_kada]

⁠@@clovenshield3067he probably genuinely believed he was contributing to something positive in the world. It’s not kind or smart to make fun of someone who made a huge sacrifice and now has to deal with the consequences of it, with the added burden of knowing the sacrifice was all for naught because the people he did it for proved they didn’t deserve it to begin with. Hope he heals

[@lorriewhalen2430]

@@skylar_kada thank you. He is doing much better.

[@Asunderx4899]

The womans faces looked dead. What a pitiful sight. Prayers and support for all the woman in Afghanistan. 😢

[@jt7891]

That's what islam does to women ... Pure Islam is a graveyard for women!

[@RRRobertLazer]

You actually think theres a god that hears and responds to prayer? Isn't this video further proof to the contrary?

[@Asunderx4899]

@@RRRobertLazer All I see is backwards men or should I say beasts ruling over a country which deserved better. To you your beliefs. To me mine.

[@tranquilbeing1715]

Which women look more dead? Afghan women, or western women after a night out?

[@joaopaulo-tz5rv]

@@Asunderx4899 you dont care about woman yall are booth part of white supremacy male and female

[@darlenealvarado2875]

Hope none of these Women were hurt , While Speaking out ..😮

[@luxurypetscz]

That's what I thought. How safe is it for them to show their faces and speak to western media

[@rainyseason1975]

It has to change from within. Slavery in the US did not end due to an OUTSIDE force. It ended because people with-IN the country, fought back. The same thing applies to the Middle East. Outside forces do not in anyway, change a thing...because at some point, you have to leave. They need to fix their situation. Don't send anyone else over there to die for someone else's beliefs.

[@DieGurkenfresser]

yeah, thats how the people ended up in this situation. No real desiree for change, thinking western countries will do this for them forever

[@docilecatfish1370]

That is all true. However, it looks like the taliban will be in charge for generations to come. Especially if the only form of resistance to the regime are toothless protests that are easily repressed by people with no sense morality.

[@Garbeaux.]

@@DieGurkenfresserwhile I get your point, the OP does have a point. When the issue is endemic among a certain peoples or culture, the only change can come from is within.

[@Kranebitter81]

The American taliban are hard at work taking away woman’s rights.

[@twinkledinkle3458]

Thats what you get when you scream for gun control 🤷‍♀️

[@kathleen5237]

Why do they single out women to lose their human rights? One girl was devastated because she was accepted in a university in another country yet the government of Afghanistan stopped her from going there. So would they allow a boy to travel for an education? Why are males being educated but females are not? When will males and females have equal rights? What is the proportion of male to female in the government?

[@sloeberdoet]

You know the saying keep them dumb than you can keep them submissive/docile. Educated people are far harder to fool or suppress.

[@DawnDingayan-sc2sf]

woman in islam country are compare to dog and donkeys its in their imaginary book qur an

[@Levitiy]

Women are lifegivers and helpers. Great honor.

[@criticality2056]

Have to answer the first question before the other assumptions. Would they allow a boy to travel, all things being equal? The whitehouse said they'd make sure equality was enforced, sure they're doing a bang up job.

[@swiftiecutie1476]

We don't want this honour. And men are also lifegivers and helpers. If you really think women are lifegivers, then you should not interrupt in women's matter. Women give "LIFE", so they will decide their "LIFE".

[@gigachadsitler]

Some countries are progressing while some countries are regressing .

[@Mohamed-uc9mb]

You are right, look at west, they don’t know the difference between man and woman and children can change their gender. They became like animals.

[@spellcheck5393]

Most are regressing on woman's rights

[@cristiangaban960]

@@spellcheck5393 no , they are not

[@shadowslayer9988]

What is a women?

[@Anon-tt9rz]

100%, the west is regressing at an exponential rate, while Afghanistan is progressing, it shows that it's still possible to bring this madness we call western society under control

[@gomalsiahaan4125]

You fight for your own country development, Afghans!

[@asharahmad1068]

​@@marciestoddard730Taliban was created by usa and Rambo 3 was made to encourage afghans in joining the Taliban

[@luxurypetscz]

After 20 years of one occupation you tell them to fight another occupation? That's ridiculous.

[@JNB520]

Its not just the western world that sees Afghan women like this, its the whole world!! Its terrible 😔

[@johnoconnor9780]

better than gaza

[@cpmow831]

“Education has been “delayed”. It has been 2 years….how much longer?

[@azamaziz8379]

In perpetuity

[@elikyals]

I do have a question, when they say there were lots of suicide during the previous government and less now, who was doing the suicide in the first place. If it were the taliban then of course it will be less now, isn’t it?

[@WanderingEmma]

There was many isis suicide bombings! Even last year there was one at a school

[@azamaziz8379]

Taliban with the help of Pakis and Iran

[@karimah8687]

You can’t force democracy on a country that doesn’t want it. Afghanistan is too decentralized with different tribes that don’t want to work together. They had 20 years to get their act together. If they wanted freedom bad enough they will fight back….someday.

[@furlycee]

I agree. Being there for 20 years just to create a unstable government. I don’t think governments should force their ideals on others, as exemplified by what happened when we left.

[@supernova7848]

They don’t , when the US troops went there to train the soldiers, a lot of the Afghan men were high most of the time and messing with little boys

[@noniboo1521]

This country has been like this for thousands of years. Cant force change on any country.

[@downieduck2414]

let the sheep herders rule -- they prefer their sheep to women

[@shodannadohs4045]

@@downieduck2414 Or other men.

[@funicon3689]

@@shodannadohs4045funny, you criticize the taliban for being backwards, yet you are homophobic

[@BRUtahn]

How sad that you speak of things you do not know. Afghanistan has not "always" been this way!

[@maishamanarat3902]

my heart goes for Afghan women. They hadn't had peace before because of drone and bomb attacks now they're deprived of basic human rights. InShaAllah better days come for them.

[@okamsug]

What a depressing and inhumane existence.

[@calliecooke1817]

Don't ever forget..... The CIA basically created the Taliban to fight the Soviets. As long as they were killing Russians we loved them. Just like Sadam Hussein. As long as he was killing Irani's we loved him. When he invaded Kuwait, he suddenly became an evil dictator.

[@shodannadohs4045]

So women are just maids in this country. This is waaay to easy and confortable for men. No men will ever want to change such a comfortable situation for them.

[@DeeAnderson-oj2hr]

Not maids...slaves

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

8:45 "how can we be against women, when women have male relatives?" 🤯

[@mortenrobinson5421]

It's funny that the Taliban are asking the journalist. As if the journalist would know why? They ought to best know themselves how they can be against women.

[@sonnyjs15]

​@@mortenrobinson5421 I'm not racist. I have a color TV!

[@mortenrobinson5421]

@@sonnyjs15 huh?

[@angelit161]

@@mortenrobinson5421r/whooosh

[@sloeberdoet]

How can they be against the human being that put them on earth in the first place.

[@user-mu3sx2yz6p]

They are Tribal men how could they understand human rights and liberal values 😅

[@downieduck2414]

they are living neanderthals

[@asharahmad1068]

Immoral people should not teach values especially after embracing lgbt

[@GurpreetKaur-hj9xg]

No country is successful without the women contribution in the work force. West is successful because women are independent and contributes so much to the country.

[@prp3231]

" 4:29 A nation that is ruled by a woman will never succeed because women are deficient in intellect. " Profit Muhammad. Discuss.

[@devinpledger2251]

Well its better then doing nothing. They are less effective but still thats effective.

[@basedkaiser5352]

No

[@vegbeg9170]

Nope. The west is successful because its the best. Most women are a tax loss for the state.

[@00seashell]

​@@devinpledger2251misogyny alert

[@lalaland2022]

Nursing women's are important ❤❤❤ Lady Doctor is also important But without 12th standard or college degree How women can became Nurse n Doctor.

[@lean8342]

Gd question

[@WooWoo-co4jf]

I remember when it happened thinking how awful it must be to have family or friends in a war zone. My the following February I found out, I have family in Ukraine

[@sourabhjain3346]

Such interviews could be gold mine for satire writers

[@TheBaraful]

Guy is basicly taliban NPC.

[@ktt8237]

Why do these Taliban hate women so much??? What is their hatred based on???

[@DeeAnderson-oj2hr]

They are cowards. It's just sickening

[@florence1395]

My heart truly goes out to all of these young ladies & every lady. To have your rights taken away must be horrendous. I send love & respect to all of these women & shame on the Taliban/ISIS & Afghan men who don’t help these women. Shame on you!

[@waltlock8805]

If they wanted a better life, they should have raised better sons. This is the country they want.

[@jessiek3500]

​@waltlock8805 you really found a way to blame the women SMH

[@waltlock8805]

@@jessiek3500 We gave the country twenty years: an entire generation. They have the country they wanted.

[@malovina]

​@waltlock8805 20 years is not enough for things to get to a more democratic state. Look at Russia, they are back to 1950s and it took them 20 years to revert.

[@aliancemd]

I like that the reporter did not let himself get silenced and intimated by the spokesperson starting to get more aggressive and yelling

[@fvalemus5377]

Lol, he is a presstitute.

[@alexzutzu705]

He should have left the other person speak and not interupt him

[@annasmerchek2835]

This is shameful - sending prayers to all you queens ♥️🙏🏼♥️ You deserve better!!

[@barryryan5187]

prayers do nothing and are part of the problem

[@DisappointingPorn]

I’m guessing the women featured here, speaking in favor of the Taliban, are not a factual representation of the reality actual Afghani women are living.

[@myay8340]

Americans provided the afghans with everything they needed to fight the talibans except for courage and dignity. Those things you can’t buy, loan or rent. You either have courage and dignity or not. Afghans chose to bend their tails and bow their heads instead of fighting. Now they get what they deserve. No sympathy.

[@vincentmurota3961]

💯

[@spamgarbage6999]

Afganistan isnt a country its a bunch of villages all under taliban control. They dont see themselves as one nation and thats why its very hard to make change.

[@TheCrimsonS4ge]

Afghanistan had 20 years to cooperate with the US in fighting the Taliban and building a new government. Instead, they chose to welcome the Taliban back with open arms at the very first opportunity that they could. They had all of the tools that they needed to fight for their freedom and yet they didn't. They asked for this. They got the government that they wanted and deserved. No sympathy.

[@Aksarallah]

20 years destruction cannot be rebuild in 2 years. They already eradicated much of drug issues in there Has less drug abusers than USA now

[@freespiritable]

Couldn't have said it better

[@Inkan1969]

They didn't welcome them back. The Taliban forced their way back at gunpoint.

[@Inkan1969]

@@freespiritable He said it completely wrong.

[@TheCrimsonS4ge]

@@Inkan1969 . The US trained and equipped the Afgan army for 20 years. They had all of the tools that they needed to resist the Taliban, but instead, they threw down their arms and refused to fight for their freedom. They lacked the will to fight for their country. Ukraine has shown us that it is perfectly possible to fight back against a superior enemy that wishes to topple your government.

[@loszhor]

I hope for the best for these ladies.

[@GratefulPrimate]

Somebody should invest trillions of dollars over 20 years to help rebuild and reform Afghanistan. OH WAIT we already did and got nothing for our trouble.

[@MarkStormwind]

The military industrial complex made a killing though

[@induchopra3014]

You got. 9/ 11

[@layneparker7408]

​@@induchopra30149/11 was before num nuts

[@tvisho]

Good learn your lesson

[@Goange702]

YES Us has done so much for Afghanistan these very kind generous humans have killed millions of Afghans and ruined our country to bits yes

[@sia9907]

He can't even manage an interview. This is a nightmare.

[@thepakistaniwayneptunestud734]

We have been to Afghanistan. Plenty of us have been to Afghanistan. And taliban are not following islam

[@sidali2590]

Agree

[@deidrascott8871]

Why do you say that?

[@supernova7848]

@@deidrascott8871they follow l s lam , they are Khawarij sectarians

[@bwise609]

There has been no consensual sex in that country in two years is the real story

[@BlueSkyLtd.]

Prayers for the Afghanistani Women and Children. 🕯

[@irenewilliams3284]

Is they want Taliban rules Then ok but if they go to other countries then must live by their rules not taliban

[@sartajparveen2001]

Over 80% of the population never supported the Taliban.

[@allisonfaxx4636]

What if those countries CLAIM they are secular, democratic and yet FEAR a woman wearing head-scarf to school/university and ban them from public places? I see them as HYPOCRITES!

[@dariafaucett3524]

In Afghanistan women cannot travel without men, why would men help women leave when they can keep them in the country to further use and abuse them? Seriously think before you type.

[@slinkiegirl2001]

AGREED

[@UjwalRam]

And there are people shouting in India that Hinduism / Sanatana Dharma needs to be eradicated cause of regressiveness. None of our texts about Dharma and History took away freedom of women, they were well learned and well trained in all arts and science ( archery, horse riding, sword fighting etc ) . It’s people like these Talibani mentality who created the mess . Now explain this .

[@elgiganten6154]

west should not care. they want to live like we did 2000 years ago i say let them. not our problems why care

[@abobanger9054]

I don't think anyone in afghanistan is complaining as much as us here in the west These types of comments would only matter if they were asking back for us which isn't the case

[@Inkan1969]

Yes we should, for all human beings.

[@prakorngirodkunkid7877]

When USA GO. The countries Are Ruined such as Iraq Libya Syria Afghanistan Venezuala ect.

[@spellcheck5393]

They is who. Definitely Afghan women don't want this

[@induchopra3014]

Afghanistan is only their problem. Rot. Live. But do in your territory. Don't seek help. Live in huts,caves. Dont beg. Rest don't owe you anything

[@user-zu4qn7ov5g]

Don’t tell me there is peace in Afghanistan now. I don’t want peace while me as a woman suffer from my basic rights, I don’t want peace while I can’t even wear what I want or go where I want or even have not the right to read and write. I don’t care men live in peace while women are oppressed by them

[@user-xw1he5si7c]

People have to fight their own battles..only then will permanent change happen

[@DisappointingPorn]

It’s true. 🥺 They had years of opportunities and support and training. But until you genuinely want change, until you’re willing to fight for it, no one can help you. Forced help doesn’t do any good either.

[@everettyoung6596]

🎯 It's 2023, where is at least one all female private military organization that can defend women? Think Blackwater but all female.

[@alyssaoconnor]

@@everettyoung6596 These women are usually called freedom fighters rather than private contractors, they are unpaid because contracts and funding are generally not given to female contractors. The country will have to make it’s choice one way or another, the women will have to make a choice one way or another. Ether way blood will be shed and people will die.

[@asharahmad1068]

​@@DisappointingPornusa killed so many afghans in bombings and you expect them to fight for your interests? Don't forget it was usa who created the Taliban

[@alyssag.5758]

Should Ukraine fight its own battle?

[@prlopez6134]

Sad I heard Afghanistan was never like this.

[@jibril2950]

Shame on any western countries that recognises the government of the taliban.shame on you

[@TaxTheChurches.]

They finally understand that extremists don't care WHAT the Quran, or the Bible, says.

[@ant270]

He stops talking then says 'stop interrupting me' 🤣

[@kareem5795]

It think Western woke-women should really go fight for their freedom, instead of complaining how hard they have it

[@ariamason9324]

Why don't they ask Allah to help instead of the international community.

[@StarsOut372]

Your country is welcome to take on the task. Blaming the US for everything is a tired excuse and broken record.

[@traceyhead1128]

Well done - reporting the truth, think he got a little frazzled. The women aren’t heard, just being limited and suppressed a part of the Taliban ideology like you mentioned, very sad but their culture.

[@sowmyaarun412]

Very very sad ! Shouldn’t happen at this day and age! May god punish all the monsters!

[@MeatballSandwich1]

Glad to see the people of Afghanistan doing so well with the sharia law they were so eager to re institute

[@Abdulrahman_Hi]

You can do so much when the entire world is blockading you. They are hardworking honest people so God willing doors of bliss will open for them en masse.

[@angelit161]

@@Abdulrahman_HiSo its the whole worlds fault?

[@subutai6726]

​@@angelit161yes if Western world mind their own business they would do so much better

[@xdkankaxd5427]

Yeah, i only feel bad foe irani woman among middleeast

[@COMBUST1ER]

@@angelit161it’s only been two years. How long has America been working at it? Aren’t we still crying about rigged elections and racism and LGBTQ and other nonsense…

[@Mclovin96X]

reality of islam

[@OnlineBody-er3uj]

Greate docu-Collection. Thank you DW :)

[@allisonfaxx4636]

I see it as biased, hateful and trying to promote a false narrative - just like WMD of Iraq was promoted by USA!

[@richardwait1206]

I am so sorry for the woman of Afghanistan & that the world has abandoned you

[@TomyD1321]

This is cruelty to all afghan women.

[@nanucit]

Yepp, everything is so good in Afghanistan here in the west we're flooded with afghans fleeing that hellhole 😂

[@Inkan1969]

We need to help those Afghans destroy the Taliban.

[@amadeuz8161]

@@Inkan1969 Why? Some tried but they didn't want to fight for their rights and rather live under Taliban rules. I would say spend not even a cent more on that country, all we got was groups flaming us for doing wrong so now we left so stop whining.

[@amadeuz8161]

@@Inkan1969 People died trying to help them...

[@Inkan1969]

@@amadeuz8161 People died trying to keep France from getting conquered in 1940. That did not mean let France stay Vichy forever.

[@nanucit]

@@Inkan1969 the difference between a child and an adult is the adult has to bear the consequences of their choices and acts, the afghan choose the taliban, they helped, protected and armed them then they received them with open arms and tears of joy in their eyes, time for them to bear the consequences of their acts 😉

[@audreyrose825]

Taliban 🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@cathiehutcheson6556]

The men of Afghanistan could have prevented the Taliban takeover, but they decided not to.

[@hybridstryker233]

Bro this country is next level depressing to watch

[@ShadowBlitz776]

Worser than north korea?

[@marshmallowcello7528]

​@@ShadowBlitz776it's heading there.

[@tbex613]

Blame your parents. Blame your community. Blame religion and supernatutal thinking. And most of all, blame the Taloban. But don't, for a second, blame anyone outside Afghanistan.

[@withoutshadowww]

Oh, really?! 😂😂😂 Because everything that has been going on in Afghanistan since the Soviet times has been totally isolated from the West and the East, and those didn't influence the current situation at all... Sure... Give me a break. 😅

[@tauhidershadKUFNAFLORAN]

@@soultune908 100% Islam is totally good. It’s the people implementing it’s rules and provisions, facing the complexities of real life that make people, amid a terrifying situation, not so good.

[@Roanoa112]

@@tauhidershadKUFNAFLORAN That is exactly the point most people are making actually. That these taliban people are no good but people are still defending them because of the shared faith.

[@raptorlover004]

Justin trudeau will save the day for women in Afghanistan 🇨🇦

[@noniboo1521]

Well said👏👏

[@Jaromeo1287]

I've been binging The Handmaid's Tale...I can see where the writers and Atwood got their inspiration from😡

[@millig.3098]

This is so sad and unfair… I’m upset that there’s no brothers, and fathers protesting along with them…

[@ketkipurohit771]

I like the way this reporter is grilling the Taliban representative. I hope every Afghanistan woman, girl get all their basic rights and Taliban free land 🙏

[@leavesinautumn5959]

Many would argue that this is deserved, for one reason or another. Not so. The women (especially) don't deserve this, nor were they given a choice.

[@mephistophelean]

Yes they do, all Afghans get what they deserve, and by doing nothing of value to keep the Taliban out then they are all guilty of letting them back in, they ALL rolled over like a scared dog. Women could have taken to the gun like other countries women have done and yet, they hide and hoped we in the West would always come to their rescue. No more rescuing. That country is not worth the death of one Westerner. We have paid a heavy price for getting involved and it is time to leave them alone and let tr government govern they way they want.

[@Dionysos_____Alters]

Feminist karma I guess😂

[@jessiek3500]

​@@Dionysos_____Alterswhat does that even mean? Women are equal human beings as men that isn't a bad thing

[@Dionysos_____Alters]

@@jessiek3500 Yeah whatever. I dare you to talk about muh toxic masculinity in Afghanistan. Go and wave some pride flags over there. Go and shout feminist paroles one the street over there😂

[@furlycee]

I’m glad the us left but wish that the 20 years spent there gave actual tools to be independent rather than creating an unstable situation that would collapse as soon as the military leaves. All the power to these women, I hope things get better for them. I don’t believe governments that strip rites from half the population will be able to hold onto power for very long.

[@littlewoodchopper2659]

From what I understand we sent our guys to train them but their men didn't take their training serious. They just wanted to screw around and get back to their drugs.

[@verynice5574]

The US army can't build a society. They can shoot stuff lol.

[@supernova7848]

⁠@@littlewoodchopper2659 Exactlyyyyy ! A lot of then were high and messing with little boys , didn’t take the training serious at all ! Very sad !

[@firstnamelastname-uw6vq]

It's insane that US lost to bearded dudes who bar half of the population from contibuting to the economy based on some interpretation of an old book. The most powerful military in the world and yet losing to some poor backwards fanatics...

[@amadeuz8161]

They hated it when we tried to help so now they have what they wanted.

[@MrCleitus]

Really ? You think this is what the women want ?

[@amadeuz8161]

@@MrCleitus Its not enough if 1 woman want's it or 2. Like should we force the other to follow that girls dreams just because they fit our standards better than the current system? Why not just force em to choose lead or our way? Like the country lacks the will to change so its no point going there to help. If the majority would support change then there is hope but last time the ones that wanted change just gave the weapons to the Taliban's and armed em up. Are you saying they sold em all already and need more so we should give more to the ones that just gives em to the Taliban's again?

[@spellcheck5393]

Who is "They'

[@mooncake387]

Trying to help is invading their country and bombing them?

[@Goange702]

​​@@mooncake387as a afghan these dogs have killed millions of Afghans and destroyed tons of places they and its funny how they only talk about the down sides and not the good sides like recently the taliban are removing the sewer system across all of Afghanistan and adding pipes to make it cleaner also fixing up the roads since most roads are litteraly dry dirt they are also making a river that reaches 300 km long and it will provide water for millions of Afghans the taliban have created 500k jobs to do all these stuff and the pay is good the workers get paid £5-£10 pounds a day which I's enough for a family to live on for a whole week before that people were making £2 also many more like electricity

[@user-or7wv2jq3t]

it is terrible but nothing international community can do about it. it is reality of the situation.

[@allisonfaxx4636]

I really doubt the INTENT of the producers of this interview. One can never look pretty for those who HATE! A country that was shredded for past 40 years by 2 most powerful countries are hypocritical in asking if Taliban rule is better than them - How Hypocritical! Go and look at european countries like Hungary, Roamania, Czech, etc - where WOMAN are SOLD as commodities for DRUGS, and the POLICE is well aware of the scale of the problem!

[@OMARKHAN970]

Cry infidels 😂

[@devkalasharma2483]

​@@OMARKHAN970do you have any sense of what you are saying

[@birdiemiller4219]

What a shame, the Taliban are not proud of their women's talents in arts and design. I imagine these designs to be beautiful, unique and rare gift.

[@ismatkhan5628]

There is a terrorists regime in Afghanistan. World should take strict actions against these terrorists. More power to my country girls and women...❤❤❤ Longlive Afghan women...❤❤❤

[@user-dh6pz5eo2r]

Why do you think you are right and Taliban is wrong? They believe in God so what do you have?

[@jantjedoedelus8079]

@@user-dh6pz5eo2r Believing in God is no excuse to oppress anyone. And a 'belief' is no argument about being right or wrong because it is void of facts.

[@anitapn1]

Except women empowerment, all good it seems. Better than ISIS regime

[@fanglethorpe]

Let the women make war against them then, Americans are tired of that bullsh*t. No more American blood for ungrateful 3rd world sh*tholes!!!

[@mytube9080]

Islam was the world most powerful ruler for more than 1600 years vs 250 of capitalism and consumeptisme our planet fu*cked up

[@caskettsolo7925]

"The Breadwinner" was my recent watch that reacquainted me with this tragedy.

[@thepakistaniwayneptunestud734]

I think she might be the only girl in Afghanistan to say this. So i highly doubt she would say the same things if she was in another country. Its like asking north koreans in north korea about human rights

[@Vanessa-xn1bk]

If they are so confident about those actions, why the lies

[@drinxs505]

Those men should be afraid when they go to sleep everynight. Theres going to be a point in time when there woman are going to get tired of it and plan something. It may not be this lifetime but it will happen eventually. I pray it does.

[@ps3301]

If u don't fight for your own rights , no one will

[@drsyedrazaaliali1459]

Women rights are entitlement claims by a woman In Afghanistan women rights aren't institutionalized or supported by law, customs and behaviour. Women rights in Afghanistan are ignored and suppressed due to inherent historical and traditional bias against women. Women in Afghanistan can't hold public office, enter legal contact on their own, do independent business, get education or bring court action. Afghanistan has no political and legal rights to women in principal and practice.

[@chameleon28]

What do you mean by the first line? “Women’s rights are entitlement claims by a woman”. Are male rights the same thing?

[@chameleon28]

What you don’t understand is that women’s rights are inherent. They are something they are born with. What afghans do is to purposely deny those rights.

[@gregdrivesdriver5104]

Seems like the women need to boycott men.

[@nellyphillips5688]

@@chameleon28it’s not about the males don’t get lost and twist it to a male thing who cares

[@chameleon28]

@@nellyphillips5688 I’m asking if he views women’s rights as inferior to males? Why am I not allowed to ask that?

[@babitachettri4716]

Great job DW team 👏

[@thembelandesi4741]

This is so depressing.