Afghan Women Barred from Taliban’s Fourth Anniversary Celebrations Amid Protests
Afghan Women Barred from Taliban’s Fourth Anniversary Celebrations Amid Protests KABUL – Afghan women were conspicuously absent from official celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power on Friday, August 15, 2025. While an estimated 10,000 men gathered across the capital, Kabul, to witness Defense Ministry helicopters scatter flowers and listen to speeches from key Cabinet members, women were explicitly excluded from the events. This exclusion underscores the sweeping restrictions imposed by the Taliban since seizing control…