The ban will have strong economic consequences for the country’s women. Many salons are run by women. Furthermore, this business is often the only source of income for the whole family, according to the Daily Mail. The government’s new decision is hampering its own efforts to rebuild the economy amid rising food prices and massive job losses. of work.
Companies were given time to shut down so they could use their stocks without incurring a loss, Akif said. According to a copy of the order reviewed by AFP, it is based on a verbal order from the Supreme Leader of the Taliban (banned in Russia) Haibatullah Akhundzada. In late June, he declared that the current regime had freed women from “traditional oppression” and restored their freedom.
Recall that last year the Afghan authorities had already closed most secondary schools for girls and prohibited women from studying at universities. Afghan women now do not even have the right to visit public places like baths, gyms and parks.
The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 after defeating the Ashraf Ghani regime. And already in September, the new government abolished the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, returning in exchange the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. During the previous Taliban rule (1996-2001), it prohibited women from even going outside without a male escort. At the same time, the authorities now claim that they respect women’s rights. True, according to your interpretation of Islamic law and Afghan customs.
