1000’s of males gathered throughout Kabul on Friday to look at flowers being scattered from helicopters to mark the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to energy – a celebration that ladies have been barred from attending.
Three of the six “flower bathe” places have been already off-limits to ladies, who’ve been prohibited from getting into parks and leisure areas since November 2022.
The Taliban seized Afghanistan on 15 August 2021 because the US and Nato withdrew their forces on the finish of a two-decade struggle. Since then, they’ve imposed their interpretation of Islamic legislation on every day life, together with sweeping restrictions on ladies and women, based mostly on edicts from their chief, Hibatullah Akhundzada.
Friday’s anniversary programme, which additionally included speeches from cupboard members, was just for males. An outside sports activities efficiency, initially anticipated to function Afghan athletes, didn’t happen.
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