A 19-year-old woman in Afghanistan has spoken out after the Taliban banned women from attending university and working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs). She was just months away from becoming the first in her family to go to university.
She said women were being 'treated worse than animals'. 'Animals can go anywhere on their own but we girls don't have the right even to step out of our homes,' she stated.
The new restrictions have dashed her hopes and those of countless other women in the country. The Taliban have also barred women from working for NGOs, further limiting their participation in public life.
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