Afghan women barred from flying by themselves

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 29, 2022 12:09 am

KABUL: The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The latest restriction on women follows last Wednesday's shutdown of all girls' secondary schools just hours after they were allowed to reopen for the first time since the hardline Islamists seized power last August.

REPRESSIVE RULE School girls hold Taliban flags during a ceremony to mark the start of the academic year at a primary school in Kandahar on Thursday, March 24, 2022. The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut on March 23 just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. AFP PHOTO

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