Deportation deal with the Taliban: women's rights in Afghanistan again threatened!

Deportation deal with the Taliban: women's rights in Afghanistan again threatened!

In a controversial decision, the federal government approved the entry of Taliban representatives to facilitate deportations to Afghanistan. This measure ensures protests and incomprehension among the population. Critics see this a tacit deal with an organization that is responsible for serious human rights violations. So reports the Rhine Palatinate that many people in Cologne and other cities took to the streets against this decision.

The situation in Afghanistan is alarming, especially for women and girls. Since the Taliban came to power in August 2021, the situation has deteriorated drastically. Girls are no longer allowed to attend secondary schools, women are excluded from many professions and experience systematic disenfranchisement. This is also proven by reports from international organizations that closely examine the situation for women and girls, such as Frauenrechte.de.

Women in the taliban stranger

In Afghanistan, women are exposed to massive violence and experience a complete social exclusion. Your freedom of movement is severely restricted, and Burkas is mandatory for you, while you also have to be accompanied by a male relative when visiting the doctor. This "virtue law", which was adopted on July 31, 2024, further exacerbates the precarious living conditions for women. According to reports from the BAMF (as of September 2024), access to education, health care and legal protection is only severely restricted or not at all.

The Taliban continually impose new bans and force women into economic dependency. They were completely excluded from professions in areas such as politics, administration and NGOs. Access to training in midwifery ended in December 2024, with catastrophic consequences for women who rely on these professions. Maternal and child mortality rates, which were already high before the takeover, are expected to rise by at least 50 percent due to the ongoing education bans.

Humanitarian crisis intensifies

But not only political oppression ensures worrying news. The effects of these decisions are also serious in the humanitarian area. After a devastating earthquake, employees of international auxiliary services had refused Taliban access to the disaster areas. This decision underlines the desperate location in which many people are in Afghanistan.

Dissatisfaction with the federal government is growing. Many are wondering how such a deal could be made possible with an organization that systematically violates women's rights and violates basic human rights. While upstanding citizens fight for the rights of the oppressed, the air to breathe remains increasingly rare for many women in Afghanistan.