Afghanistan Crisis: Women Fear Dark Days May Return https://indianexpress.com/article/world/afghanistan-taliban-offensive-afghan-woman-bank-jobs-7455084/ Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control. The gunmen escorted them to their homes and told them not to return to their jobs. Instead, they explained that male relatives could take their place, according to three of the women involved and the bank's manager.
@leahmcelrath First reported women’s protest in Kabul following the takeover by the Taliban: Four women holding handwritten paper signs stand surrounded by armed Taliban fighters.. https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1427643075829059599 Translation: of womens' voices in the video: “We want our rights, here are women, we want social security, no ban on work, the right to education and the right to political participation. No force can ignore and stifle women. All our achievements over the years should not be compromised and our basic rights!”
Dino Bjelopoljak @water_synod Women like this will eventually bring change to their country. Even the taliban seem confused with their courage. Maybe we are witnessing change in real time. I don't want to be naive, but maybe Biden's decision to leave will help speed up the necessary social evolution and bring to the forefront local community leaders, especially women, who will take charge and bring long lasting change. Let's hope for that
"It breaks my heart to see what is happening in Afghanistan and to think of what the future holds for its citizens, especially women and girls and the Hazara minority. Essentially, Trump handed over Afghanistan to the Taliban and legitimised them, even releasing 5000 of their fighters to help them, and Biden went along with him. Of course the corrupt and venal government of Afghanistan, which fails to pay and even feed and arm its troops properly, is also to blame, and the Taliban were never serious about the so-called peace negotiations, they were just a facade. But what can be done now? Can a government-in-exile, which should include at least 50% women, be formed and sign the Rome Statute of the ICC, so that it applies to Afghanistan? Is there anything we can do to support the women and girls of Afghanistan as they struggle to free themselves, or the Hazara minority facing genocide?" - Rohini Hensman
https://www.onebillionrising.org/47513/statement-from-one-billion-rising-on-afghanistan/