NZZ erklärt: Frauenrechte in Afghanistan: Müssen wir mit den Taliban kooperieren?

Oct 25, 2024 | Die Taliban haben den afghanischen Frauen und Mädchen fast jedes Recht genommen. Seit ihrer Machtübernahme 2021 unterdrücken sie Frauen immer mehr. Mädchen dürfen nach der 6. Klasse nicht mehr zur Schule gehen. Frauen dürfen in der Öffentlichkeit nicht sprechen. Und ihr Gesicht müssen sie verhüllen. Trotz dieser Menschenrechts-verletzungen sind die Taliban heute international breit vernetzt. Denn die internationale Gemeinschaft steht vor einem Dilemma. Kein Land will die Taliban als Regierung anerkennen. Sie zu isolieren funktioniert aber auch nicht. Denn um humanitäre Hilfe zu leisten, braucht es ein gewisses Mass an Kooperation mit den Taliban. Wir erklären, wie die Taliban die Frauen bisher eingeschränkt haben, welche Staaten mit den Taliban kooperieren und in welchem Dilemma sich westliche Länder befinden, die humanitär helfen möchten.


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World Opens to the Taliban Despite Their Shredding of Women’s Rights: Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government. »

Taliban Bans All Images of Living Things

THE TELEGRAPH: Media in Afghanistan faces new restrictions, but the regime says the law will be implemented gradually

Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry pledged on Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.

It comes after the Taliban regime recently announced legislation formalising its strict interpretations of Islamic law that have been imposed since they swept to power in 2021.

“The law applies to all Afghanistan ... and it will be implemented gradually,” Saiful Islam Khyber, the spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV), told AFP. He added that officials would work to persuade people that images of living things are against Islamic law.

“Coercion has no place in the implementation of the law,” he said. » | Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Monday, October 14, 2024

Afghanistan : deux chaînes de télévision cessent de montrer des êtres vivants, sur ordre de la police des mœurs : Ce mardi, la police des mœurs a ordonné à la province de Takhar l'interdiction de prendre des images d'êtres vivants et de les diffuser. »

الله كريم!

Taliban Sacks Hundreds Of Men Because They Can’t Grow Beards

THE TELEGRAPH: Militant group has also destroyed thousands of musical instruments in Afghanistan over the past year in campaign to enforce Sharia law

The Taliban has sacked hundreds of men from Afghanistan’s security forces because they are unable to grow beards.

Thousands of musical instruments had also been destroyed by the militant group in the past year, the notorious ministry for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice said in its annual update.

Mohibullah Mokhlis, the director of planning and legislation at the ministry, told a press conference in Kabul that “281 beardless officers were identified, confirmed and dismissed” from the country’s security services in the past 12 months.

“The hairstyles of 450 military mujahideen were corrected to comply with Sharia law,” he added. “And some who repeated the [hairstyle] violation were sent to military courts.”

The Taliban has prohibited barbers in several provinces from shaving or trimming beards, claiming that the edict aligns with Sharia law. » | Akhtar Makoii | Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Under Taliban Law | ARTE.tv Documentary

Aug 18, 2024 | One year on from the Taliban taking Kabul, ARTE returns to Afghanistan to see what life is like under Taliban law

Dieser Dokumentarfilm ist auch in Deutsch verfügbar. Klicken Sie hier, um ihn anzusehen. – Mark

Das Gesetz der Taliban | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE

Aug 6, 2024 | Der 15. August 2021 markiert eine Zeitenwende für Afghanistan. Am Tag des endgültigen Rückzugs der westlichen Truppen, ziehen die Taliban in Kabul ein. 20 Jahre voller Hoffnung und Anstrengung sind dahin. Protestbewegungen werden niedergeschlagen. Patrick de Saint-Exupéry und Pedro Brito da Fonseca haben Afghanistan 2021 vor, während und nach der Ankunft der Taliban bereist.

Nach 20-jähriger Abwesenheit ziehen die Taliban am 15. August 2021 in Kabul ein. Afghanistan fällt zurück in eine Vergangenheit, die am 11. September 2001 mit dem Attentat auf die Twin Towers in New York und dem von George W. Bush ausgerufenen „Krieg gegen den Terrorismus“ ausgesetzt worden war. Jetzt haben die Taliban wieder das Sagen. Als unangefochtene Herrscher des Landes stillen sie ihren Rachedurst und gebärden sich als „Sieger“ über die USA, die „größte Militärmacht“ der Welt. Ihr Programm lässt sich in wenigen Worten zusammenfassen: Wiederherstellung des „Islamischen Emirats Afghanistan“ und Einführung der „echten Scharia“. Die neuen Taliban-Führer sind weiter auf internationale Geldgeber angewiesen und bemühen sich deshalb, diese nicht allzu offen vor den Kopf zu stoßen. Doch sie ziehen die Schlinge immer enger. Die wenigen Protestbewegungen werden im Keim erstickt und Repressalien diskret gehandhabt. Die Zivilgesellschaft, die vom Westen im Stich gelassen wurde und keine finanziellen Mittel mehr erhält, ist den neuen Verhältnissen hilflos ausgeliefert.

20 Jahre voller Hoffnungen und Anstrengungen sind zunichtegemacht. Was wollen die Taliban für ihr Land? „Die Zukunft liegt in Allahs Hand“, versichert der neue Flüchtlingsminister Chalil Hakkani, auf den die USA ein Kopfgeld von fünf Millionen Dollar ausgesetzt haben.

Doku von Pedro Brito Da Fonseca und Patrick Saint-Exupéry (F 2022, 53 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 18/11/2024

UNTOLD: Gay under the Taliban | Channel 4 Documentaries

Oct 17, 2023 | A shocking story of four LGBTQ+ Afghans as they struggle to survive under the brutal oppression of the Taliban regime. Combining recent powerful diary-testimony and user-generated footage smuggled out of Afghanistan, the characters and their appalling stories are brought to life with dynamic animated scenes. Their haunting experiences reveal how Queer people are now hunted, brutalised and attacked through sexual violence, ultimately resulting in an existence they say now “isn’t worth living”.

Pakistan weist 1,7 Millionen Afghanen aus

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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Weil sich die Regierung in Islamabad von Militanten aus Afghanistan bedroht fühlt, weist Pakistan Einwanderer ohne Papiere aus. Der Innenminister spricht von mehr als einem Dutzend Selbstmordanschlägen seit Jahresanfang.

Pakistan hat nach einer Serie von Anschlägen alle illegal Eingewanderten, darunter mehr als 1,7 Millionen afghanische Staatsbürger, angewiesen, das Land zu verlassen. „Wir haben ihnen eine Frist bis zum 1. November gesetzt“, sagte Innenminister Sarfraz Bugti am Dienstag in Islamabad. „Und wenn sie es nicht schaffen, fristgerecht auszureisen, werden alle Strafverfolgungsbehörden unserer Bundesstaaten eine Operation mit Vollgas starten, um sie abzuschieben.“ » | Von Othmara Glas | Mittwoch 4. Oktober 2023

With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For nearly a decade, the country had seemingly broken the cycle of violence, but extremist groups have bounced back since the Taliban regained control in neighboring Afghanistan.

Praying on Sunday for the victims of a suicide attack that killed more than 50 people last week. | Arshad Butt/Associated Press
It was a bloody reminder that the dark days of extremist violence appeared to have returned to Pakistan: a suicide attack on a religious festival in the country’s southwest this past week that left around 60 people dead.

For nearly a decade, Pakistan had seemingly broken the cycle of such deadly attacks. In 2014, the country’s security forces carried out a large-scale military operation in the tribal areas near Afghanistan, forcing militants across the border and returning a relative peace to the restive frontier region.

But since the Taliban seized power in neighboring Afghanistan in August 2021, offering some groups safe haven on Afghan soil and starting a crackdown on others that pushed their fighters into neighboring Pakistan, the violence has roared back. The number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan rose by around 50 percent during the Taliban’s first year in power, compared with the year before, according to the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, which monitors extremist violence and is based in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.

This year, the pace of attacks have continued to rise. The attacks themselves have also become bolder, reviving the fears of a terrorism-scared nation. In January, a suicide bombing at a heavily guarded mosque killed more than 100 people. A month later, militants struck the heart of Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, waging an hourslong siege at the police headquarters. Another suicide blast, at a political rally, killed more than 50 people in July.

In the latest massacre, on Friday, a suicide bomber set off an explosion at a religious procession that left carnage in the street. No group has claimed responsibility yet. » | Christina Goldbaum and Zia ur-Rehman | Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Taliban Calls Music Immoral, Torches Instruments in Crackdown

Aug 2, 2023 | The Taliban burn musical instruments and humiliate artists in a crackdown across Afghanistan. CNN's John Vause is joined by Ahmad Sarmast, Director of Afghanistan's National Institute of Music.

Women Employees of Beauty Salons in Kabul Protest Taliban’s Ban

Jul 20, 2023 | Employees of beauty salons in Kabul, Afghanistan, staged a protest following a recent Taliban order that will close all women’s beauty salons in less than a month. Thousands of women will lose their jobs if the order is implemented. Waheed Faizi has the story. Contributor: Roshan Noorzai.

Taliban ordnen Schließung von tausenden Schönheitssalons an

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Sie waren einer der letzten Zufluchtsräume für Frauen: Nun müssen Schönheitssalons in Afghanistan innerhalb eines Monats schließen. Für viele Frauen bricht damit ihre einzige Einnahmequelle weg.

In Afghanistan müssen tausende Schönheitssalons auf Anordnung der radikalislamischen Taliban-Regierung innerhalb eines Monats schließen. Den Geschäften werde Zeit eingeräumt, damit Lagerbestände ohne Verluste aufgebraucht werden könnten, sagte der Sprecher des Ministeriums für die Förderung der Tugend und die Verhütung des Lasters auf Anfrage der Nachrichtenagentur AFP am Dienstag. Gründe für die Schließung nannte er allerdings nicht. » | Quelle: AFP | Dienstag, 4. Juli 2023

Taliban order closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan: Morality ministry decrees another reduction of Afghan women’s access to public spaces »

The True Face of the Taliban | ARTE.tv Documentary

Jun 16, 2023 | The Taliban conquered Afghanistan eighteen months ago and established an uncompromising Emirate based on their particular interpretation of Sharia law. An alarming economic and social crisis is exacerbated by the ban on education and employment for women. The Tablian enforce their policies through coercion, intimidation, and the establishment of a parallel governance structure.

The True Face of the Taliban | ARTE.tv Documentary
Available until the 13/02/2026

Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban's War on Drugs - BBC News

Jun 6, 2023 | Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders have been more successful in cracking down on opium than anyone ever has, a BBC investigation has found. The BBC has travelled to major poppy growing areas and had exclusive access to remote provinces where our journalists have seen that farmers have either not grown opium poppy complying with the Taliban’s ban, or they’ve had their poppy crops destroyed if they defied the order. This is backed by research from UK based experts who have analysed satellite images and said the drop in opium cultivation is likely to be as much as 80%. The crackdown has big global ramifications, with most of the world’s opium coming from Afghanistan.

Taliban Bans Higher Education for Women 'Until Further Notice' | DW News

Dec 20, 2022 | The Taliban has closed universities for female students, the Ministry of Higher Education said on Tuesday in Afghanistan. "You are all informed to immediately implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females under further notice," read a letter issued by the Ministry to all goverment and private universities. A spokesman for the Education Ministry also tweeted the letter, with the ban meaning that girls and women have been effectively locked out of classrooms after 6th grade. The ban on higher education comes less than three months after thousands of women took university entrance exams across the country, with many aspiring to become teachers or medical practitioners. Universities had remained open to women since the Taliban swept back into power in August 2021, so long as they attended classes separated from male students. The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan also reportedly specified subjects that women could choose to study at their universities.

Taliban Further Restricts Rights of Afghanistan Women - BBC News

Nov 30, 2022 | In Afghanistan, an increasing number of restrictions have been imposed on women by the Taliban government. In the past month, women have been banned from parks, gyms and swimming pools. Girls have been barred from secondary schools in most parts of the country and women are restricted from working in some sectors. A Taliban spokesman defended the restrictions, saying Islamic laws were not being followed.

This man is clearly a product of the Enlightenment! Islam is such a beacon of light and hope! Wherever Islam rules, we see enlightened and progressive thinking! – © Mark Alexander

Gay Afghan Man Brutally Murdered by the Taliban in Bid to ‘Eradicate’ LGBTQ+ People

Hamed Sabouri wanted to be a doctor before the Taliban seized power in August 2021. (Supplied)
PINK NEWS: A young gay man has been shot dead by the Taliban in Afghanistan because of his sexuality.

Hamed Sabouri, from Kabul, was killed in August, local activists have told PinkNews. He was just 22.

He was reportedly kidnapped by the Taliban and a video showing his murder sent to his family days later.

Bahar, another gay Afghan who knew the victim personally, told PinkNews Sabouri had dreams of becoming a doctor, but his hopes were stolen from him when the Taliban seized power in August 2021.

He described Hamed as a “shy” gay man with an infectious laugh.

“Life is hell for every LGBT Afghan,” Bahar said.

“Taliban terrorists are worse than wild animals.”

Bahar, who is a member of Afghanistan’s growing LGBTQ+ organisation the Behesht Collective, deleted all the pictures and videos he had of Sabouri on his phone after he learned of his murder.

Bahar lives in fear of being stopped and searched by the Taliban – he’s afraid that he would also be killed if they found out about his sexuality.

A young gay man has been shot dead by the Taliban in Afghanistan because of his sexuality. » | Patrick Kelleher | Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Suicide Attack at a Kabul Education Center Kills At Least 19 Dead | DW News

Democracy Now! After a Year of Taliban Control, "Women and Girls of Afghanistan Have Lost Their Right to Be Human"

Aug 15, 2022 One year ago today, the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, promising to bring stability after two decades of war and U.S. occupation. But the country now faces a grave humanitarian crisis and a severe rollback of women's rights. We speak with Afghan journalist Zahra Nader, editor-in-chief of Zan Times, a new women-led outlet documenting human rights issues in Afghanistan. "The people of Afghanistan did not make this decision, and they did not choose the Taliban," says Nader, who explains how imperial occupations of her home country led to the political instability today. Nader also describes the hunger crisis as 95% of Afghans face hunger, and calls for more international attention on Afghanistan.

Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills as Many as 280 People, Officials Say

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The 5.9 magnitude quake struck about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, in the country’s southeast.

A photo released by the state-run news agency Bakhtar of earthquake destruction in Paktika Province, in eastern Afghanistan. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake, which struck early Wednesady, was felt across several provinces.Credit...Bakhtar News Agency, via Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan overnight, killing as many as 280 people and injuring more than 600 others, the country’s state-run Bakhtar news agency said on Wednesday.

The quake struck early Wednesday morning about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, a provincial capital in the country’s southeast, the United States Geological Survey said, and it had a depth of about six miles.

Raees Hozaifa, the director of information and culture in the eastern province of Paktika, said the earthquake was felt across several provinces, and that death toll in Paktika alone was at least 250 people.

“We have 250 bodies, around 150 wounded,” he said, adding that more than 100 homes had been destroyed across four districts of the province. A rescue effort was underway, he said. » | Safiullah Padshah and Mike Ives | Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Starke Frauen in Afghanistan kämpfen für ihre Rechte I kulturzeit

Jun 18, 2022 • In Afghanistan verlieren Frauen unter der Herrschaft der Taliban immer weitere Rechte. Zuletzt mussten sich selbst Moderatorinnen im Fernsehstudio voll verschleiern. Die junge Journalistin Maryam Nayibi aus Kabul sagt, die Taliban hätten sich regelrecht gegen die Frauen verschworen.

Immer brutaler unterdrückt, bleiben sie und ihre jungen Mitstreiterinnen trotz Strafandrohungen kämpferisch. Die Bevölkerung rette sich angesichts der zwanghaften “Gender-Apartheit“ in Galgenhumor, sagt der afghanisch-österreichische Autor und Afghanistan-Experte Emran Feroz. Es kursierten bereits Witze über die Besessenheit der Taliban, Frauen kontrollieren zu wollen, aber sonst nichts auf die Reihe zu bekommen, so Feroz.

Mit dem Gesetz der Vollverschleierung werde die Gewalt in die Familien einziehen, sagt die Ärztin und ehemalige Frauenministerin des Landes, Sima Samar. Denn der männliche Vormund werde von den Taliban bestraft, falls eine Frau ihr Gesicht in der Öffentlichkeit nicht bedecke. Doch unter einer Burka als Ärztin oder Journalistin zu arbeiten, sei nicht praktikabel. Für die Zukunft von Mädchen und Frauen in Afghanistan, ihr Recht auf Selbstbestimmung und Bildung, kämpft sie an der Seite von jungen Frauen wie Maryam Nayibi.