Gains for women and girls in access to education and public life are repeatedly touted as one of the major successes. She said there was too much uncertainty about the plans for Afghanistan after September 11 to know whether women’s rights would be protected. Shaheen, who is also on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said women’s rights had been discussed at every briefing she had been to. HARSH RESTRICTIONS:Under the Taliban, women were barred from education or work, required to fully cover their bodies and faces and could not leave home without a male relative. Former Republican President George W. Bush, who sent the US troops into Afghanistan in 2001, has also said he is worried.

Source: Pakistan Today April 27, 2021 12:58 UTC