It has been three years since the Taliban took over Kabul and returned to power in Afghanistan changing the lives of countless Afghan women who called the country their home. On 15 August 2021, when India, South Korea and several other nations were celebrating Independence Day, the world saw a country collapse in the hands of a radical group which was notorious for causing disruption in the past. While Afghanistan continues to face economic hardship despite the vague promises the new regime came with, it was the Afghan women who paid the biggest price when the Taliban came to power.
Right from the very beginning, the Taliban imposed a plethora of restrictions on women. From stringent dress codes to no access to education, women in Afghanistan lost their voice in a matter of months. In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost , Afghan women’s rights activist Mahbouba Seraj, recalled the fear people had when the Taliban came back to power and shared the plight of women in Afghanistan.
While she urged the international community to sit and talk with the Taliban, she emphasised that nothing has changed in the country in the last three years and the situation of women in Afghanistan remains deplorable. Last year, Seraj was nominated for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Kabul. ‘I was got going to get forced to leave my country’: Seraj When the world witnessed Kabul fall into the hands of the Taliban, Seraj was one of the first voices it heard when it came to .