Afghan Women Restricted Despite Taliban Demise -UN
'Many "Taliban-like" restrictions on women remained in parts of the country and a lot more still needed to be done to ensure their full and equal participation in society, the United Nations said in the report, issued ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. In rural areas, especially in the more conservative tribal belt where powerful warlords hold sway, the situation of women had not changed to any great extent since the removal of the Taliban, it said.'

Afghan Women Restricted Despite Taliban Demise -UN
'Many "Taliban-like" restrictions on women remained in parts of the country and a lot more still needed to be done to ensure their full and equal participation in society, the United Nations said in the report, issued ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. In rural areas, especially in the more conservative tribal belt where powerful warlords hold sway, the situation of women had not changed to any great extent since the removal of the Taliban, it said.'