Taliban Marks Fourth Anniversary of Power Grab Amidst Women’s Protests and Global Condemnation
Taliban Marks Fourth Anniversary of Power Grab Amidst Women’s Protests and Global Condemnation Kabul witnessed male-only celebrations on Friday, August 15, 2025, as the Taliban commemorated the fourth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. Thousands of men gathered across the capital to observe flowers being scattered from helicopters, an event from which women were explicitly barred, highlighting the stark gender segregation under the regime. Three of the six ‘flower shower’ locations were already inaccessible to women, who have…