Afghanistan: women again under duress in areas taken over by the Taliban
Women in burqas walk down a street in Kabul on the first day of Ramadan, May 13, 2021. AP - Mariam Zuhaib
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The Taliban control more than half of the territory.
They have chained military victories for several months with their offensives against the Afghan security forces.
In Doha, Qatar, discussions are skidding between the Taliban delegation and that of the Afghan government.
In the territories that have fallen under their control, religious fundamentalists have already imposed new rules on the population, and in particular on women.
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With our correspondent in Kabul,
Sonia Ghezali
The Taliban captured the village of Mina in the northeastern province of Badakhshan about 20 days ago.
The fighters wear long long hair and long beards.
They look wild, says the feminist activist.
They immediately imposed restrictions on women.
“
Women should wear long Islamic dresses and over them a burqa when they go out,”
says Mina.
They should wear gloves too. We are not allowed to go to work unless we are a teacher. When we leave our home, we must be accompanied by a moharam.
"
A
moharam
is a man of their family.
Religious fundamentalists spread terror, says Mina: “
If you want to listen to music, you have to turn the volume very low.
The Taliban do not allow smartphones.
They only allow religious music.
Yesterday a boy was listening to music on television at home.
A group of Taliban entered his home and beat him.
They shaved his head and broke the television.
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To listen: Afghanistan: faced with the advance of the Taliban, many Afghans want to flee abroad
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I'm too afraid that the Taliban will spot me
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Samina, a doctor and former parliamentary candidate, has received threats.
She fled ten days after the Taliban captured her village, also in Badakhshan province.
“
I fled to the provincial capital,
” she says, “
but I want to take refuge in Kabul.
Only, I cannot go there by road.
I'm too afraid the Taliban will spot me.
"
Samina would like to take the plane.
But there is only one flight a week to Kabul and no longer a single seat.
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To read also: Afghanistan: in full offensive, the leader of the Taliban "in favor of a political settlement"
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