UN urges support for Afghan women’s aid five years into Taliban rule
Summary
The United Nations warns that many women’s organizations in Afghanistan may have to close soon due to lack of funding, five years after the Taliban took power. Despite promises, restrictions on women’s rights remain strict, affecting education, work, and daily life, while the country faces multiple other social and humanitarian challenges.Key Facts
- Over half of 74 women’s organizations in Afghanistan face closure or suspension within a year because of funding problems.
- The UN’s $1.7 billion aid appeal for Afghanistan is only 25% funded, with many women’s groups experiencing cuts in 2025.
- The Taliban marked five years in power with flags and events, but women and girls remain banned from public activities like attending a cricket match.
- Since the Taliban returned, they have imposed more than 100 restrictions on women affecting education, work, movement, healthcare, and justice.
- Girls are still banned from secondary schools and women from universities despite Taliban promises to allow education compliant with their ideology.
- More than half of surveyed Afghan women now leave home only once or twice a month, and 70% report poor mental health.
- A group of 56 countries at the UN urged the Taliban to reverse its repression of women and girls.
- Afghanistan faces broader issues like critical child malnutrition, damaged infrastructure from earthquakes and floods, border conflicts, and limited diplomatic recognition.
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