Timeline of main restrictions

Through their decrees, statements and practices, the Taliban regime has once again created systemic institutionalised exclusion of women and suppression of their rights. The strict discourse and harsh enforcement of the regime’s policies have created a state of fear and uncertainty. As a result, women are not only bound by the Taliban’s decrees and official narrative. The widespread fear and anxiety has resulted in many Afghan families, communities and even workplaces policing women themselves. Moreover, while many women and girls continue to circumvent or protest against the new norms, uncertainty is leading others to resort to self-censorship. This pre-emptive policing of female Afghans further limits women’s freedom, while reinforcing the most conservative approaches to gender roles