The United Nations Women’s division has announced in a recent report that over 3,300 Taliban Morality Police are responsible for enforcing stringent restrictions on women, leading to increased vulnerability and exploitation.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated on Thursday, August 28, 2025, while republishing the report, that under the Law for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice introduced in August 2024, women have been deprived of the right to speak in public places, and social and familial restrictions have significantly intensified.
UN surveys indicate that families and various regions, under pressure from this law, have restricted women’s freedoms, creating conditions for their exploitation.
The United Nations states that Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with the burden falling heaviest on women and girls.
According to the report, this year, over 1.7 million people have been forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan, with women and girls comprising one-third of returnees from Iran and half of those from Pakistan.
These groups face serious risks of exploitation, poverty, early marriage, and violence.
Lack of access to support services and legal restrictions have further exposed women to economic and sexual abuse.
Experts warn that the enforcement of the Taliban’s stringent laws, coupled with the refugee crisis, has facilitated the exploitation of women and pushed them to the margins.
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سازمان ملل: طالبان زنان را در معرض استثمار و ازدواج اجباری قرار دادهاند
