{"id":370641,"date":"2026-08-16T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/taliban-impact-on-women-and-girls-afghanistan-taliban\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:00:04","slug":"taliban-impact-on-women-and-girls-afghanistan-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/taliban-impact-on-women-and-girls-afghanistan-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban impact on women and girls #Afghanistan #Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1Xl0as5giXU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Taliban impact on women and girls #Afghanistan #Taliban\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Xl0as5giXU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Taliban are celebrating the five year anniversary of taking back control in Afghanistan. But while they say their rule has brought an end to fighting in the country, what is the reality for Afghanistan&#8217;s women and girls?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>There are strict restrictions on schools, clothing and access to public places for women and in some cases it is more extreme than expected after they took control in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups call it gender apartheid, and even though the Taliban&#8217;s hardline leaders accept there&#8217;s no Islamic reason to prevent girls from going to school, is there any hope they will change their approach?<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taliban are celebrating the five year anniversary of taking back control in Afghanistan. But while they say their rule has brought an end to fighting in the country, what is the reality for Afghanistan&#8217;s women and girls? 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